ROCK
97.7 in Grande Prairie is excited to announce we’ve
found a new member of our team!

Zena Currie will
be joining us from London, ON where she’s spent the
last four years attending a joint program between Fanshawe
College and the University of Western Ontario. Zena will need
a few weeks to finish her program before moving West but should
arrive in Grande Prairie on March 30th.

Zena will be
taking on a very busy Promo Coordinator role, in addition
to becoming our new evening host.

We’re also
are very pleased to announce that Cam Skip will now be on-air
in the daylight permanently. Cam has spent the last few weeks
as the interim midday host and will make the move from evenings
effective immediately.

Congrats to both
Zena & Cam!

New
Funding Program For Radio StationsOttawa ON

YOUTH
TAKE HOLD OF THE MIC!
The CRFC launches a training grant pilot program

Ottawa – Campus and community radio exists thanks to
the commitment and participation of members of their communities.
To emphasize this essential role and highlight the importance
of youth in this media, the CRFC has decided to put into effect
a pilot program called Youth on Air! This program will offer
youth a unique radio experience by means of training grants.

“We are
constantly searching for ways to stimulate the sector and
youth represents the future of community radio. With the program
Youth on the Air!, we hope to turn their interests into passions,”
says CRFC's President Roger Ouellette.

Youth on the
Air! is geared towards campus and community radios interested
in working with young Canadians in search of training, education
and mentorship opportunities. The program’s goal is
to foster radio talent and, consequently, strengthen stations’
capacities and productivity. Stations will be able to apply
for funding up to a maximum of $10,000.

Youth on the
Air! is a continuation of the first two programs previously
offered by the CRFC: the Radio Talent Development Program
and the Youth Internship Program. “Several stations
have indicated their interest in continuing to offer internships.
We have decided to listen to them by proposing a simplified
program where each station will have the freedom to develop
projects that meet their needs,” adds Jean Malavoy,
CRFC's Executive Director.

Guidelines and
application form for the Youth on the Air! program can be
found on our website at: Application Materials.

Stations have
until March 31, 2015 to submit their funding application.

The funding for
Youth on the Air! is provided by Canada’s private radio
broadcasters through their Canadian Content Development (CCD)
contributions, a funding mechanism established by the Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
These contributions play an important part in the success
of the Canadian radio broadcasting system’s community
sector.

The Community
Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) is the national not-for-profit
funding entity responsible for the growth and sustainability
of the community and campus radio sector. More than 175 radio
stations across Canada make up the community-owned, volunteer-driven
sector of Canadian radio broadcasting. The CRFC helps develop
and strengthen this vital radio broadcasting sector to ensure
local, public-access radio for Canadian communities.

Best known to
Ottawa listeners from her time as part of the Majic 100 morning
show and BOB-FM’s afternoon drive show, Codi teams up
with Nida Drake to bring Ottawa’s first all girl morning
show to life. Codi & Nida will share their stories, their
passions and their music and keep Ottawa informed with news
updates, traffic, weather and more.

Enjoy Breakfast
with the Girls: Codi & Nida and Jewel 985

Codi Jeffreys:

Started her radio
career during the Big Hair days of the 80s and has graced
the airwaves of stations in Sherbrooke, Peterborough, St Catharines
and since1999, Ottawa (Majic 100 & Bob FM).

Her interests
include music, movies , Animals, Charity work and working
out at the Gym.

Codi is married
to Keith, whom she met while doing a remote broadcast .

Nida Drake:

Has been Jewel
985’s morning news anchor and co-host since 2013. Getting
her start in radio in her native Niagara region, she spent
14 years as morning co-host on Y101 before coming to Jewel
985 in September 2013.

Nida is passionate
about her family and friends, her community and radio and
is actively involved with the Ottawa chapter of Dreams Take
Flight.

Nida and her
husband Chris are the proud parents of two teenaged boys,
Evan and Ashton.

HOT 107's Ryder In The Morning Is Delux Burger Bars' Celeb
Chef of the MonthEdmonton AB

Help
your hunger….AND support a great cause!

HOT 107 has teamed
up with Delux Burger Bar to bring you Ryder in the Morning’s
“Caesar Pleaser” in support of Bust A Move with
proceeds going towards helping the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Throughout the month of March, each time a Ryder in the Morning
“Caesar Pleaser” is sold, Delux Burger Bar will
donate $1 to Bust A Move.

Bust A Move will
take place on March 21, 2015 at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
The Alberta Cancer Foundations mission is to make Alberta
the leader in cancer prevention research and care. They strive
to be one of the most innovative philanthropic organizations
in Canada by delivering transformational results for those
waging the war against cancer, and their families.

Join HOT 107’s
Ryder in the Morning as he visits Delux Burger Bar to launch
his burger in person!

CKBW
& Country 100.7 Help Raise $155,000 For Local HospitalBridgewater, NS

In
February, CKBW & Country 100.7 held their annual Radiothon
at The South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater, NS. The
goal was to raise $107,000 in one day for the Journey Room,
a proposed cancer patient resource center at the hospital.
Over the course of 8 hours, and with the help of fantastic
volunteers at the Hospital, we they were able to smash their
goal and bring in over $150,000! Other fundraisers attached
to Journey Room are scheduled, so that number will rise.

Promotion/Addition
@ Q99 NewsroomGrande Prairie
AB

With
the departure of long time Q99 Grande Prairie news director
Randy Pike, Sheena Roszell has been promoted to the position.
In addition 660 News-Calgary reporter/anchor Glory Przekop
joins Q99 as the senior morning news anchor.

Mike
Hepditch Exits MOOSE FM For Western OpportunityMuskoka ON

It
is with regret that I announce that Mike Hepditch will be
leaving our station and heading out west for his next radio
tour stop. His commitment to the job and passion for radio
did not go unnoticed. We wish him all the best.

With
co-host Marianne Ivison jumping to rival New Country 94 (afternoon
host), Country 101 and morning host / Program Director Joël
Lamoureux have parted ways.

Jewel
/ Derro PartOttawa ON

JEWEL
98.5 has parted company with longtime morning host Bob Derro.

James
Kurtis Mornings/MD @ JOY 1250Oakville ON

James
Kurtis is the new morning man and Music Director at JOY1250.

Bob
Hoffman Announced As WAB Conference Keynote SpeakerOakville ON

The
Western Association of Broadcasters (WAB) is pleased to announce
advertising consultant, Bob Hoffman as the special keynote
speaker of their 81st annual Conference. Bob says there has
never been a time when the experts have been more wrong about
advertising and marketing than now. At this year’s Conference
taking place June 3-4, 2015 in Banff, Alberta, Bob will expose
the faulty, costly predictions of marketing and advertising
“experts” and will explore the large gap between
what we’ve been told to expect and reality.

Bob Hoffman is
an original and contrarian voice in the advertising and marketing
world. He is author of "101 Contrarian Ideas About Advertising"
which has been Amazon's #1 selling advertising book for over
a year. He is also author of the book "The Ad Contrarian"
and "The Ad Contrarian" blog, which was named one
of the world's most influential advertising and marketing
blogs by Business Insider.

Recently creating a buzz at the 2014 NAB Radio Show and Advertising
Week Europe, The Wall Street Journal calls Bob “caustic
yet truthful.” In 2012, Bob was selected "Ad Person
of the Year" by the San Francisco Advertising Club. Bob
Hoffman founded and was Chairman/CEO of Hoffman/Lewis advertising,
one of the West's largest independent advertising agencies.
Bob is currently a partner in Type A Group, LLC, a company
that consults to marketers, advertisers and media.

“We’re
excited to have Bob Hoffman deliver the Keynote at the WAB
Conference,” said Cam Cowie, President of the Western
Association of Broadcasters. “Bob is an engaging speaker
who’s insights and reflections on our industry will
be of interest to many of our delegates. We look forward to
bringing in a provocative speaker like Bob who’s not
afraid to challenge the status quo.”

The Keynote presentation,
titled “The Golden Age of BS” is sponsored by
Harvard Broadcasting and will be one of the main highlights
of the WAB 81st Annual Conference, along with presenters such
as Fred Jacobs (Jacobs Media), futurist Jim Bottomley and
an industry panel sharing their expertise on what the broadcasting
industry needs to do to move forward in the digital era. The
Conference will bring together management executives representing
private radio and television stations in Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba.

Don’t miss
Bob Hoffman at the WAB Conference! Bob will speak Thursday,
June 4 from 1:10pm - 2:10pm. Registration is now open for
the Conference which will take place at the Fairmont Banff
Springs Hotel. Please visit www.wab.ca/registration
to register online. For more information, please call 1-877-814-2719
or email info@wab.ca.

With
one week to go before the spring Numeris survey, the shuffle
button has been pushed at BOOM FM Ottawa with longtime Ottawa
morning personality Sandy Sharkey moving from evenings to
mornings co-hosting with Tom Schock who moves from afternoons.

Former
morning personality Pete Marier takes over PM drive with his
now former morning co-host Wendy Daniels moving to middays.
Heather Ray, who was hosting middays now moves to evenings
with Dylan Black remaining on weekends/swing.

ALL
NEW 97-5 The River, Playing The Best Variety Of Music From
The 80’s, 90’s, And WOWKamloops BC

No
radio format has captured more radio listeners than this Variety
Adult Hits format. Whether it is called, Jack, Bob, Joe or
Hank…the Variety Adult Hit format is guaranteed to give
our listeners the very best variety of the greatest music
of the last 3 decades, including some of the best music from
today! Well over 100 variations of this format in North America
alone…tells you we must be on to something!

NL Broadcasting
is very excited to create a NEW twist on this format with
the WOW approach to our music. We are the only radio station
in North America with the WOW brand!

Kamloops Made
And Kamloops Proud!

The ALL NEW 97-5
The River was developed following one of the most comprehensive
radio research projects in Kamloops’ history. The research
was very clear…listeners wanted something NEW and FRESH.
They wanted more VARIETY and less repetition of the same songs
over and over. Well, we listened and built a radio station
for Kamloops…for our listeners and advertisers!

The bottom line
is…the ALL NEW 97-5 The River will be Kamloops’
Adult Hit Radio station, playing the very best Adult Hits
with limited repetition. We can do that because our playlist
will be almost double what other radio stations normally have.

The River Will
Become Your iPod On Steroids!

We are also very
excited to introduce Kamloops’ newest morning show…Jeff
and Heather in the morning! Jeff Molnar comes to The River
from Abbotsford where he has been the mid-day host. Jeff is
very excited to work with Heather Adams and is WOWED about
the ALL NEW format!

NL Broadcasting
is proud to offer our listeners and advertisers, 3 very large
and unique radio formats. Of course Radio NL and Country 103
will always be a very important part of their audiences day-to-day
life! Both offer a very unique format that is unduplicated
in Kamloops. We believe with the NEW 97-5 The River format,
we are the right choice to reach ADULTS in Kamloops and beyond!

As British Columbia’s
only independent Broadcaster, NL Broadcasting understands
how important local commitment is to the people in Kamloops
and the Valley Region. Like many small to medium size businesses
in Kamloops, we understand the importance of customer relationships!
Enjoy the ALL-NEW 97-5 The River…80’s, 90’s,
and WOW!

New
Morning Show At JACKfm LondonLondon ON

'JACK
of all Trades' Curtis Bray joins the JACKfm Morning Show in
London, Ontario!

Curtis was hired
because he loves JACK Daniels, has a JACK Russell Terrier
(ironically named Jill) and a wicked tattoo of JACK Nicholson
from The Shinning.

Tomorrow
morning at 8:00 am, RB Communications officially launches
the all new COUNTRY 89! At 89.1 FM, the launch of the station
brings local country music radio back to Niagara Region after
a decade long absence. The station, playing” Today’s
Best Country” will showcase the finest country artists
like Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Tim Hicks, Miranda
Lambert and more!

“Tomorrow
morning’s launch represents the culmination of several
year’s work in bringing a local country station back
to Niagara.” Pat St. John, President of RB Communications
said. “Country music is enjoying a tremendous resurgence
in popularity and we are excited about bringing back a radio
format that local listeners have asked for and will truly
enjoy”

The
COUNTRY89 on air line-up consists of Rob Leclerc and Janel
Steeper on Mornings, Stephanie Mizzi will host COUNTRY Mid-Days
and the Afternoon Drive show co-hosts are Marc Lefebrve and
Katie Pansolin. Eryk Trickett rounds out the on air compliment,
Weekday Evenings and Weekends.
Listeners can also enjoy “Today’s Best Country”
with live streaming on the station’s website at COUNTRY89.COM

Corus Radio Connects with Listeners On-the-Go with Mobile
First Radio AppsToronto ON

Corus
Entertainment takes the mobile radio experience to the next
level with the roll out of new apps for 38 Corus Radio stations,
ranging in formats from news-talk and rock, to Country and
Hot AC.

“The launch
of 38 customized station apps builds on Corus Radio’s
commitment to offer listeners the best-in-class mobile first
experience to engage and interact with our stations wherever
they are,” said Chris “Dunner” Duncombe,
Director New Media, Corus Radio. “Our robust branded
radio apps give listeners direct access to exclusive content,
the ability to interact with their favourite hosts and share
unique content from multiple platforms.”

Developed and
created by Corus’ partner SoCast, each Corus Radio app
offers users a personal and seamless mobile experience curated
specifically for each station’s audience. The Corus
Radio music station apps give listeners access to an interactive
playlist with artist information, videos, photos and exclusive
content; as well as concert listings, the latest music news
and contests. The Corus Radio news-talk apps report breaking
news and weather, and feature an all-new interactive map,
which provides real-time traffic updates.

These easy-to-use
mobile apps allow listeners to connect directly with the station
and on-air personalities anytime, anywhere enabling users
to engage in real-time conversations with hosts by uploading
texts, photos and audio to the app as well as share the content
across social media.

The Corus Radio
apps also offer new customized opportunities for advertisers
to reach audiences through mobile video, audio and interactive
display on any one or all 38 of Corus’ stations across
the country.

The 38 apps are
available for free download on the stations’ websites,
from the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and from
the Google Play store for Android devices.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day – Winnipeg Gets
a KiSS 102.3Winnipeg MB

The
special pre-Valentine’s Day announcement has been revealed
– as announced this morning on “The Joe Show”,
Winnipeg’s 102.3 CLEAR FM has rebranded to KiSS 102.3,
beginning today at 8:55 a.m. CT.

With a new name
– but the same hit format – KiSS will continue
to play a stellar adult-contemporary music mix, including
the “No Repeat Work Day,” with hits from all the
favourites including Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry,
P!nk, Maroon 5, and Kelly Clarkson.

Fan-favourite
personalities will continue to connect with listeners on the
air, including the re-named morning show “KiSS Mornings
with Joe, Nesta and Britt” weekday mornings from 5:30
a.m. – 9 a.m.

London
Radio Veteran Steve Stax brings his 15 years’ experience
in the London Radio Market, most recently doing mornings with
102.3 JACK FM, to Free 98-1.

“I
am super pumped to be a part of the team at Free 98-1”
said Stax “And, slightly frightened that I may be the
only Leafs fan in the building...”

BE
LISTENING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd at 5:30am when THE STAX SHOW
with Blair & Brandt hits the air! STAX…THE NEW FACE
OF MORNING ROCK RADIO in LONDON!

Corus
Radio Rebrands and Expands its Fresh Format into Two New MarketsToronto ON

Today
(Friday) marks the expansion of Corus Radio’s Fresh
format into two new markets – Kingston and Peterborough
– bringing the total number of Fresh radio stations
to seven, serving audiences in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Hamilton,
London and Cornwall. Corus also rolls out a brand new look
and sound for Fresh Radio today at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT,
11 a.m. MT), introducing audiences to a refreshed music mix
and new visual identity for the female-targeted Hot Adult
Contemporary brand.

With the goal
to build a network of female-targeted radio stations under
the Fresh Radio banner in key markets across the country,
today’s expansion of the brand, coupled with the new
brand identity and invigorated playlist featuring pop sounds
from the ‘90s to today, well positions Corus Radio to
grow its female audience in markets across Canada.

“At Corus,
we have built an expertise creating successful women’s
brands and we want to leverage that experience as we expand
our network of radio stations targeted to women,” said
Susan Schaefer, Vice President, Head of Brands, Corus Entertainment.
"By retooling the Fresh Radio stations, we are giving
the brand a fresh, contemporary sensibility that feels relevant
to today's women."

As part of the
refresh, the brand name has been changed to Fresh Radio (formerly
Fresh FM), the logo has been revised and new design elements
have been introduced (including print ads), which give the
brand a bright, contemporary image. In addition, a :30 and
:15 second TV spot has been created to support the rebrand,
which rolls out on TV and digital platforms this month.

"While all
seven Fresh Radio stations now have a unified look, each of
the stations will continue to deliver their own targeted music
mix under the Hot AC umbrella with a vision to serve more
Canadian women," said Ronnie Stanton, Vice President,
National Brands and Programming, Corus Radio. "As well,
each station will maintain its local focus, with dedicated
morning shows that feature high-octane personalities engaging
in fun, relevant conversations that will appeal to listeners
in their market."

The new logo,
visual identity and television spot were created in-house
by Corus' branding team. Corus teamed up with SparkNet Communications
on market research and strategy.

Fresh Radio Cornwall,
Edmonton, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Peterborough and Winnipeg
are owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media
and entertainment company that creates, broadcasts and licenses
content across a variety of platforms for audiences around
the world. The Company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings
encompasses specialty television and radio with additional
assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children’s
book publishing, children’s animation and animation
software. Corus’ brands include YTV, TELETOON, ABC Spark,
W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), HBO Canada,
Historia and Séries+, as well as Nelvana, Kids Can
Press, Toon Boom and 39 radio stations including CKNW AM 980,
Rock 101, Country 105, 630 CHED, Fresh FM London, JUMP! 106.9,
Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. A publicly traded company, Corus
is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CJR.B). Experience
Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

Corus
Radio Kingston Introduces FM96 Kingston's Best Rock Kingston ON

Corus
Radio Kingston kicks off Family Day weekend with the launch
of FM96 - Kingston's Best Rock, bringing listeners today’s
chart topping rock artists as well as the best of greatest
rock hits.

The new sound
hits the airwaves today at 2 p.m. (ET), playing everything
that rocks, from classic favorites such as Led Zeppelin, AC/DC
and Aerosmith to the latest bands like The Black Keys, Glorious
Sons and Kings Of Leon. FM96 - Kingston’s Best Rock
will feature personality driven radio with Rudy and Ange in
the morning, Rae Kelly during the workday and Derek and MK
rockin’ your drive home.

“Rock music
continues to evolve beyond the ‘60s and ‘70s,
and we are excited to launch this successful rock format in
our market” said Dave McCutcheon, General Manager, Corus
Radio Kingston and Peterborough. “FM96 will continue
to feature the same great personalities and mix of old and
new rock to Kingston listeners.”

Tune into FM
96 - Kingston’s Best Rock on the FM dial or on FM96.com.

95.7
CRUZ FM Announces New Morning ShowEdmonton AB

95.7
CRUZ FM is excited to announce that two of Edmonton’s
finest will be joining forces as Edmonton’s newest morning
show team debuting this spring! Lochlin Cross and Nicola Crosbie
will be taking over your weekday mornings from 530AM –
10AM!

“I can’t
wait for Edmonton to hear Lochlin and Nicola on CRUZ FM, “says
Program Director, Troy Scott, “nothing is better than
having two great broadcasters on-air who are also friends
in real life.”

Lochlin Cross
is well known in the Edmonton market and will bring his passion
for radio to every individual listener with his powerful voice,
music knowledge and great sense of humour!

Nicola Crosbie
has spent the last 10 years as Global Edmonton’s Chief
Meteorologist, but is no stranger to radio! Nicola is a great
story teller who will bring her own flare, humour and an enormous
amount of energy to 95.7 CRUZ FM!

Our very own
CRUZ FM Afternoon Announcer and Edmonton radio veteran, Gary
James will be filling in on your morning commute!

95.7 CRUZ FM
is home to Edmonton’s Biggest Playlist and $10,000 No
Repeat Guarantee! It’s Great Music. All the Time on
95.7 CRUZ FM!

As
Valentines Day approaches, love is on the air at Z95.3 and
nothing says romance like a man being handcuffed to his ‘mother-in-law-to-be’
for an entire week.

Z95.3 is testing
the limits of love with the Doomed Groom Contest!

In January of
this year, Z95 listener Matt proposed to the girl of his dreams.
On the morning of Friday the 13th, he will demonstrate his
devotion by handcuffing himself to his future mother-in-law
Diane for a period of ONE WEEK.

There’s
no love like a mother’s love for her daughter…
Except maybe a husband-to-be’s love for his soon-to-be
bride…

It’s the
ultimate 24-7 show of affection as Matt and Diane survive
being locked together day and night for an entire week in
order to win bride/daughter Jocelyn the wedding of her dreams
– on the beach at a five star resort in sunny Mexico.

How will they
eat? Sleep? Shower? Or worse…

To see videos
and photos from this historic spectacle visit z953.ca. Or
follow the story as it unfolds on the air at Z95.3 FM.

There will be
MANY photo opportunities throughout the week. To find out
which one works best for you please contact: Crosby McWilliam
Promotions Director Z95.3 604-241-2106

Congratulations
to Bill Turner who after over 35 years at CKLQ Brandon MB
has decided it is time to hang up his microphone and retire.

Bill
is CKLQ’s legendary morning man and he is also the host
of our open line program, so in addition to being the man
who wakes up Western Manitoba he has also interviewed thousands
of notable people.
Bill will be missed not only by our listeners but by staff
at CKLQ, his wit and personality are not just something he
saves for the radio but something he brings to the building
every day as well.

Bills
last day on-air will be Sept. 16, 2015.

There
are many radio people across Canada who worked with Bill over
the years and most of them will have stories about practical
jokes played on them or good advice passed their way as they
were beginning their careers.

We will be contacting
many of you over the next few months to put together an audio
history of Bill’s career so if you would like to pass
on your current phone number or email address that would make
our job much easier, or if you would like me pass a greeting
on to Bill that would be great too.

antayas@westmancom.com

Jewel
Host Makes Race-Calling DebutBrantford ON

Jewel
92.1 host Kent Chambers was part of "Announcer Idol"
at Flamboro Downs.

Canadian Voice Talent Makes Good On A Promise!
“The Launch of an Online Course for Voice Over Talent”Montreal QC

Monday,
February 9, “David
Tyler’s ULTIMATE Voice Over Guide™, Online!”
will open for registration.! ! 20 years ago when David Tyler
was struggling to start a career in voice over he made a promise
that when he reached a comfortable 6 figure salary he would
pay it forward and start teaching others how to succeed.

“When
I started in voice over there was no course like this”,
David Tyler explains, “for me and other voice talent
of the time it was a trial and error kind of education. I’m
thrilled to be able to start sharing what I’ve learned”.

This
is the web based version of David Tyler’s live seminar,
presented to eager students in Central Canada last year. A
student who attended the live seminar wrote, “An accurate
and informative workshop that truly represents all the facets
of running a VO business. Concrete useful info, no fluff.”

The
course covers everything from creating an efficient business
model, to building a home recording studio on a budget, interpreting
scripts and winning auditions, to marketing and building your
client list.

“Marketing
is by far the most challenging thing for voice over artists”,
David confides, “so in the course I will explain my
7 aspects of an effective marketing strategy for VO artists”,
something that even advanced voice artists will gain from.

This
8 module course is not meant for the novice or someone just
thinking about going into voice over. This course is meant
for people with at least some voice work experience as well
as full time voice talent who want to take their voice over
business to the next level.

David
Tyler is a voice talent and teacher based in Montréal,
Canada. He is the national voice of CTV News in Canada and
the signature voice of dozens of TV and radio stations around
the world. His voice has been heard on thousands of commercials
worldwide. www.davidtyler.com

----

8 Questions
with David Tyler
www.UltimateVoiceOverGuide.com

1-Why are you doing
this course?

Because of the frustrations
that I experienced when I was starting out I made a promise
to
myself to do this. At first I thought it was going to be in
book form, but in 2013 I decided to do a
live seminar instead because that would let me get face-to-face
with the students and work with
them directly.

Rather than continuing
to travel around North America and further, teaching this
seminar I
decided it would be much easier on everybody (including my
family and clients) to make it
available in this online format.

I wish there had
been some kind of education like this back then. I sincerely
believe that I could
have achieved my goal in half the time if I had had the guidance
of someone who had “been
there”.

I feel that it’s
important for people who achieve a certain level of success,
no matter what their
profession, to reach back and raise up those behind them.
That’s why I’m doing it.

2-Some critics are
saying you’re just trying to take advantage of dreamers
and flood the field with people who shouldn’t be doing
voice overs like others have done. What do you say to them?

I think one of the
most disturbing trends over the last 10 years along with the
growth of the
internet are those who prey on trusting people who buy into
the lies of so-called coaches who
are only out to line their own pockets.

Admittedly, the
market has been flooded with talent who just aren’t
ready to compete on a
national level as voice talent and indirectly have affected
the industry in a negative way. I am not
doing this course for people who have no business doing voice
over, it’s for people who have
already invested some time into developing their skills and
are ready to start creating a reliable
income.

There is no up-sell.
This is my contribution and that’s it.

3-Who is this course
for?

This course is not
for the novice or debutant. People who have never spoken into
a microphone,
read a script or spent time in a recording studio should NOT
take this course it’s not meant for
them. This course is meant for people who do voice over part
time and full time, who want to
take their voice over business to the next level.

4-What qualifies
you to teach this material?

I did my first voice
over at 18. I played a character named “Mr. Mouth”
in a McGill University Dental School video, teaching children
how to take care of their teeth, that was 30 years ago. While
the first 10 years was hit and miss, only taking jobs as they
came without a real business or marketing plan, 20 years ago
I got serious and haven’t looked back.

Today I’m
the national voice of CTV News in Canada and the signature
voice of TV affiliates and radio stations around the world.
I’m the national voice of Benjamin-Moore Paints and
Brand Source in Canada and R.W. Baird in the US. I voice several
regional radio and TV campaigns around North America. I’ve
also voiced training videos for the NCAA, Boeing, Exxon and
Keurig.

I have a BA in
Communications from Concordia University where I studied marketing
and I continue to update my training.

5-What can students
expect to learn?

The course is broken
down into 8 modules:

MODULE 1: Setting
up a business that works
MODULE 2: Choosing the right services to offer
MODULE 3: What you should be charging
MODULE 4: Setting up your home studio
MODULE 5: Marketing your voice over business
MODULE 6: How the right demos & website can get you booked
MODULE 7: Interpreting directions & scripts
MODULE 8: Sustaining your success

Plus 2 Bonus videos
where I pick a subject and go into more detail. (1) Finding
Your Maximum Resonance Point. And (2), How To Sell Yourself
Effectively.

The course has
a heavy emphasis on marketing, where I teach the 7 aspects
of a good marketing system.

6-How will students
be able to get feedback?

I’ve setup
a private Facebook group, meant only for graduates of the
course, to talk with each other, share notes and go over the
material. I will also be available in the group to go into
more detail with ideas from the course if need be. They can
even share their demos in the group and get feedback.

I will also be
offering a bi-monthly roundtable discussion where students
of the course can ask me direct questions in real time via
video chat.

7-How much does
the course cost?!

The course is $347
USD and covers all of the things that I’ve mentioned.

8-How long will
the course be offered?

I plan to offer
the course for 60 days only. I want to be sure to give each
student who signs up the attention that they expect during
and after the course. As students “graduate” so
to speak, I will re-open registration which I anticipate will
be in August or September.

Through
the generosity of its listeners, Corus Radio Winnipeg, today
presented Winnipeg Harvest with a donation of $32,956 in support
of Hunger for Hope, a program dedicated to ending child hunger
in Manitoba.

“For eight
years, Corus Radio Winnipeg has been committed to raising
awareness and funds for Winnipeg Harvest,” said Scott
Armstrong, General Manager, Corus Radio Winnipeg. “The
dedicated and generous support from our listeners continues
to make an impact in ending childhood hunger in our communities.”

“Winnipeggers
never cease to amaze us with their giving nature,” said
Kate Brenner, Director of Development, Winnipeg Harvest. “We’re
thrilled to have the support of Corus Radio Winnipeg, who
year after year help us meet our goals and make our efforts
a reality.”

Corus Feeds Kids
is Corus Entertainment’s national initiative focused
on nourishing children’s bodies and minds needed for
healthy development and long term success. Using the megaphone
of Corus’ radio and specialty television networks, Corus
Feeds Kids’ goal is to raise $3 million and contribute
3,000 employee hours in three years.

To learn more
or to donate to Hunger for Hope and Corus Feeds Kids, visit
www.hungerforhope.org and www.corusfeedskids.com.

Saskatoon
Media Group consisting of 98COOL, CJWW and 92.9 The Bull held
the 13th Annual Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan
Radiothon February 4th-6th at the Centre Mall and raised over
$700,000.00.

Thanks
to a new multi-tiered rebranding effort at Toronto’s
Rock, Q107, the station is seeing increased ratings as audiences
tune in to the revamped sound of this iconic radio station.
With today’s launch of a new television spot that speaks
to the power of rock and its ongoing evolution, the next phase
of the campaign has begun.

In the summer
of 2014, Q107 began the process of reinvigorating the rock
station by introducing listeners to a broader rock playlist,
featuring not just classic rock but also current rock artists
such as Foo Fighters, The Black Keys and The Sheepdogs. To
complement the new programming mix, the station also refreshed
its on-air imaging and rolled out a more contemporary logo
and visual identity across all Q107 touch points that reflects
the new energy and tone of the station.

Since the introduction
of these changes, Q107’s audience share has increased
13% for Adults 25-54, and the station has strengthened its
#1 ranking with Males 25-54.

In January, to
encourage listeners to check out Q107, the station launched
an extensive integrated, off-air marketing campaign that included
out-of-home, print and digital throughout the Greater Toronto
Area. By taking a humorous, self-deprecating approach, the
campaign lets listeners who like rock know that the station
has changed and offers a broader range of rock.

Today, the next
phase of the campaign rolls out with the launch of a new television
spot airing on Global TV and digital platforms that pays tribute
to the music that defined rock and roll and the artists who
continue to move the genre forward.

“Q107 is
an iconic brand and we saw a great opportunity to evolve it
as we make the station more accessible to a broader audience,”
said Susan Schaefer, Head of Brands, Corus Entertainment.
“We are extremely pleased with the launch of our new
television spot – an anthem to the rock genre –
and we look forward to introducing more listeners to Q107’s
passion for rock and its ongoing evolution.”

“Q107 has
been and will continue to be the backbone of rock –
authentic, passionate and relevant,” said Dave Farough,
General Manager, Corus Radio Toronto. “The audience
gains to date have been very positive and we believe our new
campaign will build even greater awareness and drive listenership.”

“Since
our refresh, we have seen impressive ratings traction on Q107,”
said Blair Bartrem, Brand Director, Q107. “Derringer
in the Morning with Maureen Holloway continues to be a listener
favourite, ranking #2 with Adults 35-54.”

The logo and
visual identity for Q107 was created in-house by Corus’
branding team. Corus teamed up with SparkNet Communications
on market research and strategy, and the ad campaign was a
collaboration between the creative agency, hqvb and Corus.

Corus
Radio Winnipeg today launched 97.5 BIG FM (CJKR-FM), a new
station that celebrates Winnipeg’s rock heritage but
also features big hits and real classic rock. 97.5 BIG FM
kicks off with a non-stop, commercial free weekend and premieres
its on-air lineup on Monday, February 2.

97.5 BIG FM will
feature a classic mix of artists from the late ‘60s
to the ‘90s that will include Manitoba natives Neil
Young, The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Tom Cochrane,
as well as an extensive rock playlist from Bon Jovi, Rolling
Stones, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, U2, Billy Joel, John Mellencamp
and many more.

“As Canada’s
home of classic rock, we are excited to offer Winnipeggers
97.5 BIG FM,” said Scott Armstrong, General Manager,
Corus Radio Winnipeg. “We know that there is an appetite
for a station that is familiar, less predictable and has rock
credibility. 97.5 BIG FM will offer listeners a music recipe
that pays homage to Winnipeg’s rock heritage.”

As part of the
station’s launch, an external marketing campaign will
include outdoor, print and television ads, and reflect the
new sound of 97.5 BIG FM.

For big hits
and real classic rock, tune into 97.5 BIG FM online at 975BIGFM.COM,
on the Corus Radio mobile app, or listen live at 97.5 FM in
the Winnipeg region.

97.5 BIG FM is
owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media
and entertainment company that creates, broadcasts and licenses
content across a variety of platforms for audiences around
the world. The Company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings
encompasses specialty television and radio with additional
assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children’s
book publishing, children’s animation and animation
software. Corus’ brands include YTV, TELETOON, ABC Spark,
W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), HBO Canada,
Historia and Séries+, as well as Nelvana, Kids Can
Press, Toon Boom and 39 radio stations including CKNW AM 980,
Rock 101, Country 105, 630 CHED, Fresh FM London, JUMP! 106.9,
Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. A publicly traded company, Corus
is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CJR.B). Experience
Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

Hockey
Night In Canada: Punjabi Edition Comes To 101.7 World FMToronto ON

Offering
Punjabi-speaking Edmonton audiences more access to the action,
OMNI Television’s Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition
will air live on Rogers Radio station 101.7 World FM every
Saturday at 8 p.m. MT beginning January 31, in addition to
streaming live on www.worldfm.ca.

World FM will
carry the second game in the doubleheader each Saturday night
during the regular season, with the kick-off broadcast featuring
the Edmonton Oilers at the Calgary Flames. Currently, Hockey
Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition airs on OMNI Television.

In addition to
the Punjabi edition of Hockey Night in Canada, World FM will
also carry OMNI Television’s Your Hockey and Hockey
101 on their robust lineup of programs in languages including
Arabic, Cantonese, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi,
Somali, Spanish, Tagalog (Filipino), Ukrainian, and Urdu.
Plus, audiences can watch this content on www.worldfm.ca.

Your Hockey features
relevant and informative topics such as grassroots hockey,
how to buy hockey equipment, the ins-and-outs of minor hockey,
as well as profiles of hockey-related personalities in the
community. And, Hockey 101 helps new Canadians better understand
the basic principles of hockey and commonly-used terms on
the ice.

Country
93.3 / Fort McMurray is broadcasting live from Sandals Grande
Antigua this week. And along with winner Jillian MacDonald,
Pete Potipcoe and his boss, John Knox, they gave a trip to
Sandals on Wednesday morning, and winner Viola LeCoure was
speechless. The crew broadcasting down at Sandals celebrated
the win.

Another trip
is available to be won on Friday morning, simply by listening
to Jillian's reports at 7:20 and 8:20 am!

They
may not be playing for the NHL yet, but Fort McMurray’s
minor hockey players gave us their all last week for Minor
Hockey Week. Country 93.3’s Bradley Karp and ROCK 97.9’s
Cubb Carson broadcasted 5 games live from Frank Lacroix Arena,
giving the games the feel of an actual professional hockey
broadcast.

Thanks to the
Fort McMurray Minor Hockey Association for allowing us the
opportunity to make the minor hockey players of today feel
like the pros they will be tomorrow.

Big
changes across the country at Corus today. Hardest hit were
their properties in Winnipeg with Power 97 co-host TJ Connors,
along with Holly Bausman being let go. FRESH FM's Mandy Shew
along with CJOB anchors Lorne Edwards and April Anderson were
also relieved of their duties according to ChrisD.ca.

In
London ON, the FRESH FM morning show was cut as was Chris
Evans (pictured) whose multiple hats included Midday
Announcer for B101, Evening Announcer for CHAY-FM Barrie and
Swing Announcer for The
Peak FM Collingwood.

In
Vancouver, several employees in the traffic department were
let go as operations become centralized out of Calgary.

CRTC
Denies Concordia U's Repeater ApplicationMontreal QC

The
CRTC has denied Concordia University's application for a repeater
of CJLO 1690 AM on 107.9 FM stating it wasn't the best uses
for, one of the last known frequencies in Montreal. The use
of 107.9 FM is still open to anyone who wishes to apply for
the frequency.

Listeners of
Vermont Public Radio are happy to know that for the time being
they can still listen to their favorite radio station.

CJLO station
manager released this statement yesterday:

This morning
the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
released their decision regarding CJLO's application to add
an FM repeating transmitter to broadcast at 107.9 FM in the
immediate vicinity of Concordia University's downtown campus.
Since our successful bid to begin broadcasting on the AM band
in 2008, we have heard from many of our listeners who report
difficulty tuning into our radio signal in the downtown area.
To correct this issue, and to better fulfil our mandate to
serve both Loyola and Sir George Williams campuses and the
Montreal community, we proposed installing a small FM repeating
transmitter on the roof of the Hall Building, in the heart
of Concordia's downtown campus. Unfortunately, our application
was denied.

In their decision,
the CRTC stated that we had "not demonstrated that [CJLO's]
technical difficulties are severe within its licensed service
area or that it is subject to more interference than other
AM stations in urban areas." In addition to this, 107.9
FM is one of the last viable frequencies to broadcast from
in the Montreal region, and the CRTC is of the opinion that
allowing CJLO to broadcast on that frequency "may not
be the best use of frequency" and our proposal "does
not represent an appropriate use of spectrum."

The potential
interference that our signal would cause for listeners of
Vermont Public Radio in downtown Montreal did not enter into
the CRTC's decision making process, and the interventions
filed by VPR listeners did not influence the outcome of our
application in any way.

We are analyzing
the CRTC's decision, and while this isn't the outcome we were
hoping for, it does not change our mandate. We will continue
to serve both Concordia University and the Montreal community
by producing quality programming, promoting a greater diversity
of voices and viewpoints, and by offering a platform for alternate
music styles, ideas, and interests not commonly found with
local commercial stations. We will continue to reach new listeners
at home and abroad, and expand our broadcast capabilities
through our web stream, on Bell Fibe TV channel 950, and through
our mobile app, which is available for both iPhone and Android.
Furthermore, we will continue to investigate all possible
options as they relate to improving our signal reception in
Montreal.

We'd like to
thank our many listeners and volunteers for their continued
support, and especially those that took the time to file interventions
to the CRTC supporting our application. As always, our doors
are always open to new volunteer members. To learn more about
CJLO, or to find out how you can get involved, please visit
us at CJLO.com!

On
Thursday, February 5, Corus Radio’s news-talk stations
will broadcast the seventh show in its Canadians Talk series
with Canadians Talk: Freedom of Speech, with Vancouver’s
CKNW News-Talk host Mike Eckford. Listeners are encouraged
to join the live discussion on the importance of freedom of
speech and its limitations, in light of recent world events.

Airing
on Corus Radio’s news-talk network, Canadians Talk:
Freedom of Speech will broadcast across Canada on the following
stations:

Listeners can
visit the above stations’ websites to participate in
an online poll asking listeners if freedom of speech is under
attack in Canada. The poll is open until 5 a.m. ET on Friday,
February 6, after which the results will be announced. Canadians
can also follow the national conversation and share their
views online via the radio stations’ website or on Twitter
using #canadianstalk.

Canadians Talk
is a live interactive series featuring debate, discussion
and insight on timely issues that affect Canadians. Each program
features high-profile Corus talk radio personalities interacting
and engaging with Canadians on important issues that shape
our nation. During the broadcast, listeners from across the
country can be part of the conversation on-air, on Twitter
at #canadianstalk or directly through Corus Radio’s
mobile-friendly, news-talk websites listed above.

About Corus Entertainment
Inc.

Corus Entertainment
Inc. is a Canadian-based media and entertainment company that
creates, broadcasts and licenses content across a variety
of platforms for audiences around the world. The Company’s
portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses specialty television
and radio with additional assets in pay television, television
broadcasting, children’s book publishing, children’s
animation and animation software. Corus’ brands include
YTV, TELETOON, ABC Spark, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
(Canada), HBO Canada, Historia and Séries+, as well
as Nelvana, Kids Can Press, Toon Boom and 39 radio stations
including CKNW AM 980, Rock 101, Country 105, 630 CHED, Fresh
FM London, JUMP! 106.9, Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. A publicly
traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(CJR.B). Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

Finalists
for the second season of MASTERCHEF CANADA have been announced
and 100.7 CRUZ FM is proud to congratulate The Morning Cruz
co-host Meg Tucker on being selected!

Meg’s passion
for food and cooking isn’t news to CRUZ FM listeners
as she continuously shares stories from the kitchen. As one
of the finalists in MASTERCHEF CANADA, Meg goes head to head
with talented home cooks from across the country for a chance
to win a $100,000 cash prize and the title of the next Canadian
MasterChef!

"Every time
I call my mom, she says 'do I need to sit down'? I guess you
could say my life has ALWAYS been an adventure, so this fits
in perfectly", says Meg Tucker. "I LOVE to cook
and I love to feed people. I'm a bit of a food pusher".

MASTERCHEF CANADA
Season 2 premiers Sunday, February 8 on CTV (check CTV.ca
for local broadcast times).

ZoomerMedia
Names Byron Garby VP,
Radio Sales For The New Classical FM and AM740Toronto ON

ZoomerMedia
has hired Byron Garby in the role of Vice President, Radio
Sales where he will lead the national and local sales teams
for four stations: The New Classical FM 96.3, 102.9 and 103.1
and AM740 ZoomerRadio.

Byron has a successful
history in retail, regional and national sales, and has held
senior sales management positions at Bell Media, Milestone
Radio and Standard Broadcasting.

He arrives at
an exciting time. The recent release of the Numeris Fall 2014
radio results yielded the best performance for The New Classical
FM since the start of the PPM measurement system in 2009.
The station is now reaching over 1million listeners weekly,
while AM740’s weekly reach increased by 15% versus the
same period last year*

“Byron
is a seasoned sales professional who has a track record for
exceeding objectives,” said Dan Hamilton, Vice President
Sales, Broadcast and General Manager, Radio. “He’s
a great addition to the team.”

Tune in to The
New Classical FM on your FM dial or online at www.classicalfm.ca
where you candownload the free app and listen to classical
wherever you go.

Like The New
Classical FM on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thenewclassical

Follow The New
Classical 102.9FM on Twitter: @classical963fm

Tune in to AM740
on the AM dial or listen live at: www.zoomerradio.ca or follow
us on Twitter: @am740

Like AM740 on
Facebook: www.facebook.com/zoomerradio

X92.9
Reveals New LineupCalgary AB

I’m
pleased to let you all know that the search for the new X929
on-air lineup is now complete and set to debut on February
9th.

X
Mornings with Tyler and Lynch

Nothing new to
report here, except for the fact that after all of this is
in place, they will become the longest current running program
on X929 after only 5 months together.

Middays
- Matt Berry

Matt joined X
back in 2009 and two years ago Matt had the uneasy task of
taking over a show hosted by some guy named Greg. In time
he developed a very healthy audience of his own. Congrats
to Matt as he now takes on the task of taking over Miss Jefferson’s
timeslot.

X Afternoons
with Beckler and Seanna

X Afternoons
with Beckler and Seanna was announced a few weeks ago and
was set to start in late February. However, Beckler is now
able to join X929 a little earlier than originally anticipated
meaning X Afternoons will also debut on the 9th.

Evenings
- Alex Carr

Please join me
in welcoming Alex Carr to X929 as it’s new evening host.
Alex, originally from Halifax, has been a Calgary resident
for a few years and most recently spent his time on air as
the Morning Host at Air 106.1 in Airdrie. You may have seen
Alex at an open-mic night or two at Yuk Yuks, or maybe you’ll
remember him as that guy holding up the line at Cineplex asking
for a tap water; either way, he’s going to fit right
in nicely on X929 evenings.

Weekends
and Overnights - Graham Mosimann

Please join me
in welcoming Graham Mosimann to X929 as it’s new Weekend
and Overnight host. Graham comes to us from Lethbridge where
he’s currently the Midday host and Music Director of
the newly launched "Modern Music - The Bridge".
Before that, Graham spent time at Power 97 in Winnipeg and
with the Roger’s Rock outlet in Grande Prairie.

(Bonus info,
Tyler Middleton can now celebrate that he’s no longer
the youngest on-air member at X. It’s my understanding
Graham has him beat by a few months)

Ten
Novice and Atom Winnipeg Minor Hockey teams will experience
a game day like no other on Sunday, January 11 at Southdale
Community Centre as part of the fourth annual 680 CJOB Minor
Hockey Road Show, presented by local Winnipeg Canadian Tire
stores.

The 680 CJOB
Minor Hockey Road Show recognizes the amazing minor hockey
talent in Winnipeg, treating them to a game day experience
usually reserved for the pros. Each game begins with player
introductions and the national anthem, and will include play-by-play
commentary by the 680 CJOB sports team.

“There
is nothing more rewarding than speaking with coaches of teams
who played in the Minor Hockey Road Show previously, and without
hesitation, describe it as the highlight of their team’s
year that season”, says Kelly Moore, 680 CJOB Sports
Director. “The 680 CJOB Minor Hockey Road Show reinforces
the importance of developing the game and emerging talent
at the grass roots level and giving young hopefuls the experience
of a lifetime.”

680 CJOB announcers
and promotions staff, Hockey Winnipeg representatives, coaches,
managers and parents will be on site and available for interviews
on Sunday, January 11. The first game in the 680 CJOB Minor
Hockey Road Show starts at 9:45 a.m. with the last puck drop
at 3:45 p.m. at Southdale Community Centre, 254 Lakewood Boulevard,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Edmonton’s
Breaking News and Conversation Station 630 CHED is pleased
to announce a new lineup of talk shows debuting Monday, January
12, 2015.

Seasoned broadcaster
Ryan Jespersen will host the 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT time slot.
An Alberta native, Ryan has extensive experience in both radio
and television, spending the last nine years at Citytv in
Edmonton. In 2009, Ryan was featured on Avenue magazine’s
inaugural list of Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40. The Ryan
Jespersen Show promises to be destination tuning for Edmontonians
in search of news and informed opinions.

J’lyn Nye
and Andrew Grose will co-host Afternoon News from 2 p.m. to
6 p.m. MT. This dynamic duo is no stranger to 630 CHED. Together,
Andrew and J’lyn will form the perfect team to accompany
Edmontonians on their daily commute with plenty of information
and a whole lot of laughs.

“We’re
excited to launch our new talk show lineup and welcome Ryan
into the 630 CHED family,” said Syd Smith, Brand Director,
630 CHED. “J’lyn, Andrew and Ryan are connected
with the community and will further enhance the listener experience
by delivering engaging, entertaining and informative conversation
on issues and topics that are relevant to Edmontonians.”

Winnipeg’s
#1 Morning Radio Show Wheeler In The Morning, Launching Jan.
12 On City TVWinnipeg MB

Winnipeggers
get a double-dose of their favourite on-air personalities
as the city’s top-ranked radio morning show team makes
its television debut, bringing the best of radio and TV together
for a unique viewing and listening experience. Launching Monday,
Jan. 12, Wheeler in the Morning will air weekdays from 6 a.m.
to 9 a.m. CT on City from the revitalized City studio located
in the heart of Winnipeg at The Forks. The show, which replaces
Breakfast Television, will be hosted by veteran on-air personality
Dave Wheeler and feature City personalities Drew Kozub and
Jenna Khan, as well as current morning radio team Phil Aubrey
and Rena Jae. In addition to the City broadcast, viewers can
stream Wheeler in the Morning live through Citytv.com/Winnipeg,
on tablet, and on mobile.

The radio show
Wheeler in the Morning with Philly and Rena will continue
to broadcast in its current format from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
CT on Rogers Radio station 92 CITI-FM.

“The chemistry
between Wheeler, Philly, and Rena is infectious, and we’re
excited to bring this power-house crew to our audiences along
with City favourites Drew Kozub and Jenna Khan,” said
Jordan Schwartz, Vice President, In-House Productions, Rogers.
“Rogers is home to Canada’s leading media brands,
and by bringing our radio and TV assets together through integrating
Wheeler in the Morning into the City schedule, we can offer
more breadth of topics that matter to local audiences.”

Throughout the
broadcast, Wheeler, Aubrey and Jae will entertain television
audiences for the first time with their fan-favourite morning
chatter. Kozub and Khan bring their unique brand of lifestyle
and entertainment segments to the new morning show as well
as live in-studio and on-location interviews with local personalities,
politicians, and experts that matter most to the city. Wheeler
in the Morning will also feature a new on-screen look with
news, weather, and traffic highlights, offering Winnipeggers
everything they need to start their day off right.

“I love
being able to wake up Winnipeg every weekday morning with
my friends Philly and Rena, and I can’t wait to bring
Drew and Jenna into the mix to make our new TV show the best
source of morning news and entertainment Winnipeg has to offer,”
said Wheeler.

Wheeler, Aubrey
and Jae have been entertaining Winnipegers since 2009 with
their legendary morning show Wheeler in the Morning with Philly
and Rena. In September 2012 their show debuted on Rogers Radio
station 92 CITI-FM, and is now the #1 morning radio show in
Winnipeg.

Big
Dog 92.7 And Home For The HolidaysRegina SK

Big
Dog 92.7 in Regina ran a very special Christmas promotion
to show that it doesn’t take much to make a huge difference!

Congratulations
to Ron and his daughter Gracie, our Home for the Holidays
winners – and his sister, Angela, who sent us the most
amazing nomination!

A
small part of Angela's entry;
"Ronald is a kind, loving, generous man, who is need
of a Christmas Miracle, a place to call home. My brother was
only 3 years old when our mother died of bone cancer and our
father died 16 years later of liver disease when Ronald was
19. As devastating as these loses have been, it has made him
realizes how important family is and wants to be the best
Dad he can be. Sadly my brother was let go from a good paying
job that he held for many years, and as a result had to give
up his apartment and his life he had with his daughter. It
hurts me to see him like this, Gracie is his entire world
and he so misses spending time with his little girl. It would
mean so much for my brother and his daughter to be able to
have a place to live, love, laugh and spend time together.
She idolizes and loves her daddy so much. They would be able
to play board games, make meals, watch movies and have sleepovers.
She could possibly have a bedroom at daddy’s house.
He would feel so good about himself again, he would have something
to look forward to, he could provide a loving safe place to
spend quality time with Gracie. "

Ron
has won a new place to call home that is RENT-FREE for a year
at one of Boardwalk’s Regina locations. He also receives
SaskTel maxTV and High Speed Internet, as well as many other
great perks. Then, to top it all off, we were floored when
listeners and local businesses started dropping off anonymous
gifts, cards and donations for Ron and Gracie. They kept coming
for the next 3 days! This is the absolute best Christmas gift
we could possibly think of – and we’re so happy
to offer it to Ron.

A
special thank you to Boardwalk Rental Communities, for joining
us on this wonderful journey. It just shows that Big Dog has
the best listeners with the biggest hearts!

Hear it at the
following link: http://www.bigdog927.com/blog/MikeMcGuire/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10684628

HOT
107’s HOT Factor 2015 is designed to develop the careers
of Edmonton’s emerging artists. HOT 107 wants to help
local hard-working and talented Artists, Groups and Bands
in Edmonton and surrounding area, take their careers to the
next level of success with exposure, funding and support.

The goal of The
HOT Factor is to find five deserving candidates and set them
up for success! The Top 10 will be chosen by The HOT Factor
Committee based on a scale that judges items such as talent,
musicality & production, social media presence and public
voting made via HOT on Demand at hot107.ca and on our HOT
App for iOS and Android users!

Andrew
Beckler was recently introduced as the next host of X Afternoons,
and that was only half true. Today, we announced that X929
Midday host Seanna Jefferson will be joining him for X Afternoons
with Beckler and Seanna.

Mary Anne from the COUNTRY 101.1 Joël
& Mary Anne Morning Show and
Brad Boehme
from MY CAR & My RV present
the Toys to the kids at CHEO.

T’is
the season of giving, and here at COUNTRY 101.1, we could
not be more excited by the response from our listeners to
our My Car and My RV TOY TRUCK.

Since
October, we have asked our listeners to stop by the COUNTRY
101.1 My Car & My RV Toy Truck with a donation as we visited
throughout Ottawa and the Valley collecting plush toys for
the kids at CHEO.

The
response was overwhelming with thousands of toys donated.

All
the toys were delivered today to CHEO, just in time for Christmas,
and to be distributed all year long as kids arrive at the
hospital.

Spotify
Canada Streams Now Included In Billboard Canadian Hot 100
ChartToronto ON

Spotify’s
streaming data is now included in Billboard’s Canadian
Hot 100 chart, further enhancing the updated chart formula
for the preeminent singles chart that includes digital download
track sales, physical singles sales, radio airplay and On-demand
streaming plays, all tracked by Nielsen.

Nielsen first
started tracking Spotify’s Canadian activity when the
streaming service first launched in Canada in October 2014.
The first Canadian Hot 100 chart to include Spotify streaming
data is on the Billboard site now at www.billboard.com/charts/Canadian-hot-100.

Nielsen Music
and Billboard launched the first-ever Canadian Hot 100 chart
that included Nielsen’s streaming data from YouTube
(including Vevo on YouTube), Rdio, Google Play, Slacker, Nokia
MixRadio and Xbox Music in the September 27, 2014 Issue of
Billboard magazine.

The Billboard
charts are the most authoritative measure of success in music,
and the addition of streaming data to the Hot 100 formula
reflects the current state of the industry.

Spotify is an
award-winning digital music service that gives you on-demand
access to over 30 million tracks. Our dream is to make all
the world’s music available instantly to everyone, wherever
and whenever you want it. Spotify makes it easier than ever
to discover, manage and share music with your friends, while
making sure that artists get a fair deal.

Spotify is now
available in 58 markets globally with more than 50 million
active users, and over 12.5 million paying subscribers. Since
its launch in Sweden in 2008, Spotify has driven more than
US$2bn to rights holders. Spotify is now the second biggest
source of digital music revenue for labels in Europe, and
the biggest and most successful music streaming service of
its kind globally.

When Q99 introduced the STUFF A BUS campaign
7 years ago, the whole idea was to restock the shelves at
the Grande Prairie Salvation Army food bank, it has since
become to the biggest contributor to the organization and
this year has broken records for donations nearly doubling
last year’s numbers. Paul Ouellette, Q99 PD and host
of the Paul & Pike morning show said “Stuff a bus
was always a catchy name for the promotion but this year we
literally stuffed the bus, by the time we drove the transit
bus to the Sally-Ann, there was only room for the driver.
The generosity of this city and the surrounding communities
has proven to be mind blowing.” Sponsors for the 2014
edition of Stuff A Bus were Bama Furniture, Freson Bros. grocery
stores and all GP McDonalds. Pictured is Paul taking a selfie
with as much of the bus and it’s contents as can be
seen with an iPhone.

CRFC
Names Roger Ouellette As The New President Of The Community
Radio Fund Of CanadaOttawa ON

The
Board of Directors of the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC)
is pleased to announce the election of Roger Ouellette as
its new President. He is replacing Jean-François Côté,
who has completed three consecutive terms, one as president.
Mr. Côté was instrumental in raising the profile
of the Fund and strengthening the management of the Fund.

Roger Ouellette
is a professor of political science at l'Université
de Moncton and has extensive skills in the areas of communications,
government relations, not-for-profit governance, and community
radio. He has been involved with la Société
nationale de l'Acadie, la Fédération des communautés
francophones et acadienne du Canada and la Société
acadienne d'analyse politique. He was President of Radio Beauséjour
CJSE, l’Association des radios communautaires acadiennes
du Nouveau-Brunswick, and l’Alliance des radios communautaires
du Canada.

Roger is also
a founding director of the CRFC in 2007. He joined the current
board in 2010 and is looking forward to serving the Fund and
the sector for another term as President of the CRFC.

“From town
to town, most radio — whether it is public or commercial
— sounds just like the radio you find in big urban centres.
It doesn’t reflect regional and local diversity,”
says Roger Ouellette, the new President of the CRFC. “The
programming of each community radio station is produced and
hosted by local staff and volunteers from different backgrounds,
all of whom make their own editorial decisions. We are grassroots
organizations reflecting the opinions and interests of local
communities.”

Roger Ouellette
also stressed the importance of diversifying the funding sources
of the CRFC, a task which will be his first priority. Bringing
new streams of funding into the organization will help the
178 licenced campus and community radio stations secure resources
for operating and equipment costs.

According to
the new President, ten years ago the Fund was no more than
a dream. Now the Community Radio Fund is actively helping
community broadcasting reach its full potential as an independent,
diverse, and accessible part of the Canadian media landscape.

Paul
Ski Retires From Rogers Radio / Rogers Media Appoints Three
to Senior Leadership TeamToronto ON

Keith
Pelley, President, Rogers Media, announced today that Paul
Ski will retire from his position as SVP & CEO of Radio
and Regional Broadcast Operations, effective December 31,
and will be an advisor to Rogers for the next three years.
Pelley also announced today the appointment of three new members
to the Rogers Media Senior Leadership Team: Julie Adam as
SVP of Radio, Navaid Mansuri as VP of Content Partnerships,
and Colette Watson as VP of Television & Operations.

With more than
30 years of experience, the last seven of which have been
with Rogers, Ski is an industry trailblazer who was inducted
into the Canadian Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame and honoured
with the Allan Waters Broadcast Lifetime Achievement Award
last May.

“With Paul
at the helm, our radio brands have remained a market leader
and are primed for continued success We greatly appreciate
Paul’s thoughtful leadership and look forward to working
with him in an advisory role,” said Pelley. “During
a time of significant change in the media industry, we have
identified three proven leaders that inspire creativity and
will build on our vision of delivering compelling content
and innovation across multiple platforms. Julie, Navaid and
Colette’s collective experience and passion position
our existing and expanding media portfolio for continued success.”

Adam, Mansuri
and Watson will report to Pelley and join the Rogers Media
Senior Leadership Team.

Adam assumes
her new role on January 1 and will work together with Ski
to ensure a seamless transition. Adam joined Rogers in 1999
as Program Director for KiSS 92.5 and has held increasingly
senior roles during her 15-year tenure with the company. Most
recently, Adam served as VP of Programming, Radio, and Program
Director at 98.1 CHFI, where she developed the programming
strategy for the company’s 51 radio stations across
Canada. In 2011, Adam received The Rosalie Award, which is
presented to influential women in Canadian broadcasting.

In a newly created
role following the company’s recent partnership announcement
with VICE, Mansuri is responsible for overseeing all facets
of VICE in Canada, including content, advertising, marketing,
and finance, and will act as the liaison between VICE Studio
and Rogers. Mansuri will work closely with the Consumer Business
Unit, Customer Experience and IT at Rogers to build and deliver
world-class content. A CPA with more than 20 years of media,
business and accounting experience, Mansuri has been with
Rogers the last six years as VP of Finance & Programming
at Sportsnet and most recently as interim leader of Television
& Broadcast Operations. Mansuri’s appointment is
effective immediately.

Watson will set
the strategic direction for the company’s non-sports
conventional, specialty and community television assets, overseeing
programming, production and operations while innovating the
viewer experience. Watson, who will relocate to Toronto from
Ottawa, has been with Rogers for 24 years, most recently as
VP, Rogers TV, focusing on the company’s 42 local community
television stations. Her experience with the company also
includes roles in regulatory, programming, and communications.
For the last 13 years, Watson served as President and GM of
CPAC, and is a past recipient of the Trailblazer of the Year
award by Canadian Women in Communications. Watson’s
appointment is effective immediately.

Programming
Appointments @ Rogers RadioToronto ON

We
are excited to announce some programming appointments for
Rogers Radio.

Thought you may
like to post them…

Wendy Duff is
moving in as GM for Toronto radio & Program Director for
98.1 CHFI.

Over
250 less fortunate children in Norfolk County will have presents
under the tree this year thanks to Aitken Chevrolet Buick
GMC and 98.9 myFM.

The
11 year partnership between Paul and Linda Cripps at Aitken
and myFM exists to ensure children in their own homes, but
under the care of the Children’s Aid Society of Haldimand
Norfolk will feel the magic of Christmas and have a gift to
unwrap.

For
the past 4 weeks myFM has been putting the call out to our
listeners to sponsor a child’s gift and the community
has answered that call!

Owners
of Aitken Chevrolet Buick GMC Paul and Linda Cripps say “I
really want to thank the people of Norfolk County who have
really come together and helped make this program successful…”

Today,
myFM Staff, along with representatives from Aitken Motors
and the Children’s Aid Society FILLED three vehicles
with gifts to be delivered to area children. General Manager
Alan Duthie says “the need really hits home when you
see these vehicles filled with gifts. It’s wonderful
to know that we’ve had this opportunity to work with
our tremendous community and help these kids who otherwise
may not have a Merry Christmas”.

CAS
workers will be delivering the gifts over the next few days
just in time to be put under the tree for Christmas.

Scott
Wilkie (aka "Silks "The Prize Guy") has resigned
as Promotions Director at Corus Radio Kingston. He can be
reached at scottwilkie24@gmail.com

RED
FM Radiothon For Peter Lougheed HospitalCalgaryAB

On
Nov? 6th, RED FM Calgary held a 1 day radiothon to raise funds
for our local hospital, The Peter Lougheed Centre. Donations
continued to pour in for over a month and today, the Calgary
Health Trust officially announced that a total of $949,913.21
was raised. 100% of the money raised will be used towards
new Neonatal Care rooms currently under construction.

Great
Holiday Food Drive - Bell Media Radio NiagaraNiagara ON

Three
of Niagara’s top radio stations, 105.7 EZ Rock, NewsTalk
610 CKTB and 97.7 HTZ-FM, united forces Friday as part of
the 10th annual Great Holiday Food Drive. Niagara listeners
showed outstanding generosity, raising in excess of $261,000
for Community Care.

From
6am – 6pm, listeners visited the station and the new
location outside of Zehrs Market at the Pen Centre with trunk
loads of non-perishable items to help stock the shelves of
Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold. Windows were
rolled down with cash, cheques and gift cards to help provide
the helping hand that sadly so many need.

“This
community continues to amaze me and days like today give us
a true sense of the real impact we can make when we come together”
said Bob Harris, VP & General Manager of Bell Media Niagara.
“$261,000 in one day is an unbelievable result. It’s
a great feeling to know that this will benefit our community
at a time of year when caring about each other means the most.
Community Care is a wonderful organization that does truly
amazing things all year round and we are thrilled to help”.

Community
Care of St. Catharines & Thorold focuses on meeting needs,
building bridges between dependency and self-sufficiency,
and creating opportunities since 1919. Thanks to the generosity
of our listeners, many families will be helped not only this
holiday, but throughout the New Year! But the help does not
stop here as this year, the community’s generosity is
needed more than ever. Visit communitycarestca.ca to find
out how you can make a difference and donate to Community
Care this holiday season.

Special
thanks to partners who helped make the Great Holiday Food
Drive possible: St. Catharines Transit Commission, Complete
Rentalls Tent Rentals, The Niagara Regional Police, Hertz
Equipment Rental, and Starbucks Coffee. And of course the
many listeners & businesses who gave the gift of hope
and happiness!
For more information, visit 1057ezrock.com, 610cktb.com or
htzfm.com.

CHAT
94.5 FM in Medicine Hat held our 16th annual Food Drive and
raised a record-breaking 174,872 lbs of food for the Medicine
Hat & District Food Bank. This will supply the food bank
for almost half a year.

Rogers
Ottawa @ 21st Annual Snowsuit Fund RadiothonOttawa ON

105.3
KISS FM, CHEZ 106, COUNTRY 101.1 FM and 1310News, part of
the Rogers Group of Ottawa, today teamed up to air the 21st
Annual Snowsuit Fund Radiothon live from our studios at 2001
Thurston Drive.

General Manager:
Ottawa, Kingston & Halifax Radio Danny Kingsbury says:
“Over 5,900 kids in our area will be warm this winter
thanks to the generosity of our responsive listeners,

Corus
Radio Winnipeg is pleased to announce that its listeners assisted
in raising $42,095 during this week’s 12 Hours of Christmas
Auction, a day dedicated to raising funds to help feed Manitoba
children through Winnipeg Harvest in support of Corus Feeds
Kids.

From 6 a.m. to
6 p.m., listeners were invited to bid on auction items generously
provided by our local partners, call in cash donations for
Winnipeg Harvest, or visit Grant Park Shopping Centre to make
a food or cash donation at the 99.1 Fresh Radio broadcast
booth. All funds raised support Hunger for Hope, a Winnipeg
Harvest program dedicated to ending child hunger in Manitoba.

Corus Feeds Kids
is Corus Entertainment’s national initiative focused
on nourishing children’s bodies and minds needed for
healthy development and long term success. Using the megaphone
of Corus’ radio and specialty television networks, Corus
Feeds Kids’ goal is to raise $3 million and contribute
3,000 employee hours in three years.

To learn more
or to donate to Hunger for Hope and Corus Feeds Kids, visit
www.hungerforhope.org and www.corusfeedskids.com. Winnipeggers
can also drop off food donations at Grant Park Shopping Centre,
near the MLCC entrance, until December 24.

Congrats
to Rick Malo (Easy 101 Tillsonburg) on his retirment effective
today... Exactly 40 years after his first day on the air Dec
10, 1974.

High
Prairie Loads Up on Toys For TotsHigh Prairie AB

93.5
Prairie FM Morning Show host Luke Marcoccia (right) made a
donation of $115 in toys to the Angel Tree Toy Drive with
the Monahan Ford/Kawasaki dealership in High Prairie, Alberta.

Dealership Principle
Pat Monahan (left) said all the donated toys will be delivered
to the High Prairie and District Children's Resource Council
for their 2014 Santa's Little Helper program. It is actions
like this that bring the town together and builds great relationships
in the community that grow past the holidays.

93.5 Prairie
FM will be broadcasting live on location from the Monahan
Ford/Kawasaki dealership on Friday, December 19 for the final
day of the 2014 Angel Tree Toy Drive.

JUMP
106.9's First Ever Blood Donor Clinic A SuccessOttawa ON

JUMP
106.9 listeners came out and gave the gift of life at our
first blood donor clinic!

61 units of life-saving
units were collected for hospital patients.

Thank you to
all who attended.

The next JUMP
clinic will occur during kindness week on Thursday, February
19th. Please make an appointment by calling 1 888 2 DONATE.

Clear
Sky Radio To Launch Strathmore, Alberta's First Local FM Radio
ServiceStrathmore AB

Clear
Sky Radio Inc. is very pleased to announce that the Canadian
Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today
approved our application for a new FM radio station to serve
Strathmore, AB.

The
station will broadcast at 104.5 FM featuring a Country music
format and significant local news and community information.

“We
are excited to provide the community of Strathmore with its
very own local FM radio service” says Paul Larsen, President
of Clear Sky Radio. “A locally originating radio station
is a natural progression to complement the significant population
increases and growth experienced in the local business community
in recent years” adds Larsen. “The local news
and community content we will broadcast will truly benefit
the residents of Strathmore and smaller nearby rural communities.”

It
is anticipated the new station will launch by late 2015. Clear
Sky Radio is one of Western Canada’s leading independent
regional broadcasting companies. It operates radio stations
CJOC-FM and CKBD-FM in Lethbridge, AB and CJCY-FM Medicine
Hat, AB. Clear Sky Radio was also recently awarded a new FM
service to serve Cranbrook and the East Kootenay Region of
British Columbia expected to launch in Spring 2015.

JAZZ.FM91
Holiday Heroes Instrument DriveToronto ON

The
JAZZ.FM91 Holiday Heroes Instrument Drive is back in partnership
with Long & McQuade and 1-800-RID-OF-IT. We’re calling
on our listeners and members of the community to serve as
“holiday heroes” by donating their gently loved
instruments to the deserving students at Gulfstream Public
School in North York.

In the last two
years, JAZZ.FM91 collected over 150 instruments for schools
in Parkdale and Regent Park, putting much-needed instruments
in the hands of young aspiring musicians.

Instruments can
be dropped off at JAZZ.FM91 or at the Long & McQuade Bloor
Street location. The drive ends Friday, December 19th.

“As a not-for-profit
registered charity, we are looking forward to once again contribute
to our community, in partnership with Long & McQuade and
1-800-RID-OF-IT, to young students in the public school system
in North York. We’re excited to bring back this important
initiative for a third year because it is such a rewarding
experience for both our listeners and for the JAZZ.FM91 team,”
said Ross Porter, CEO and President, JAZZ.FM91.

Rogers
Radio Sault Ste. Marie hosted the 6th annual KiSS 100.5 Re-Stock
for the Sault Ste. Marie Soup Kitchen live from Station Mall
December 3rd and 4th. The event featured a twelve hour broadcast
each day starting with Scott and Lou-Anne in the Morning till
noon and then Shelley Wright hosting through the afternoon.
Scotiabank was a major contributor to the cash total again
this year with a very generous matching donation and, in all,
close to a ton of food was collected for the Soup Kitchen
in addition to the cash. KiSS 100.5 General Manager and Program
Director Scott Sexsmith said that “the entire crew worked
together on another fabulous effort for the hundreds of people
in the Sault who rely on the Soup Kitchen for a good hot meal
every day” and that “this is another great example
of what radio does best.”

The
Corus Cares Holiday Wine and Gourmet Tastings Event nets $39,000
for United Way of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry.

The Corus Cares
Holiday Wine and Gourmet Tastings Event raised $39,000 which
helped push the United Way campaign figure to the 50% mark.
“This is an important fundraising event for the United
Way – it helps to profile and create awareness for the
work they do all year long supporting 16 agencies and 19 programs”,
states Angie Baker, Corus Wine Event Committee Member. “The
success of this event simply would not have been possible
without the generosity of almost 100 local business sponsors
and the community who made this a MUST attend holiday event.
Thank you for believing in YOUR COMMUNITY!” The event
took place on Saturday November 22nd with over 400 guests
enjoying an assortment of wonderful wines and tasty treats,
while enjoying music and dancing to kick-off the holiday season.

“This event
is very important to our Campaign”, said Nolan Quinn,
2014 Campaign Chair. “We appreciate the effort and generosity
of the volunteer committee and all event sponsors who made
this evening possible. It was a fantastic evening and we are
so grateful for the contribution to our yearly campaign”.

About United
Way/Centraide Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry: The United
Way of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry is governed by a local
Board of Directors, who, with United Way staff and volunteers
help to raise funds that assist 16 agencies (19 programs)
throughout Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Our mission is
to improve lives by working together with priorities focused
on moving people from poverty to possibility, healthy people,
strong communities and all that kids can be. For more information
on United Way/Centraide SD&G, or to donate, visit unitedwaysdg.com.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. We Believe in Community.

Craig
Venn & Lucky’s Un-Silent NightOshawa ON

94.9
The Rock Toronto packed the Phoenix Concert Theatre Friday
for Craig Venn and Lucky’s Un-Silent Night with 6 bands
featuring headliners One Bad Son also Secret Broadcast, James
Black, The Rathburns, Last Bullet, Breached.

Over
10,000 lbs of Food Raised At boom 101.9's Stuff The StudioCornwall ON

Corus
Radio Cornwall’s boom 101.9 is proud to announce that
10,640 lbs of food and $2,215 was raised during its second
annual Stuff the Studio this past Friday, December 5. The
food and funds raised at this event go towards the St. Vincent
de Paul Society food bank and their Christmas food baskets
which are prepared for those in need this holiday season.

"We’re
simply overwhelmed by the community’s generosity,”
said Dan Allaire, On-Air Personality, boom 101.9 and champion
of Stuff the Studio. “From residents to businesses and
organizations like Rachel’s Kids, to step up the way
they did, is amazing. It was a magical day.”

In only its second
year, Stuff the Studio saw an increase of over three times
the amount of food donations compared to last year.

“When Dan
decided to go ahead with the fundraiser again this year, we
aimed to raise 5,000 lbs of food,” said Bill Halman,
On-Air Personality and Brand Director, Corus Radio Cornwall.
“It’s wonderful to know that the St. Vincent de
Paul Society food bank will be able provide food for families
this holiday season.”

Stuff the Studio
is held in support of Corus Feeds Kids, Corus Entertainment’s
national initiative focused on nourishing children’s
bodies and minds for healthy development and long-term success.
To learn more or to donate to Corus Feeds Kids, please visit
www.corusfeedskids.com.

Columbia
Academy at VanArts, the Broadcasting for Radio and TV Program
at the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, wants to thank George
Stroumboulopoulos for dropping by and talking our students
December 4. This is George’s fourth visit in as many
years to VanArts. He is a creative, passionate, inspirational
broadcaster who generously took time to connect with each
and every student he met at VanArts. Thank you George. See
you next year!

HOT
107’s is taking a stand and inviting you to join our
Gay-Straight Alliance! No one should feel alone or unaccepted
in our great province and HOT 107 is creating a safe place
for everyone in effort to reduce bullying and suicide rates
in our city.

The HOT 107 Gay-Straight
Alliance is a support group/club that is open to everyone
who wants to end hate and misunderstanding through acceptance
and fun. We will lead a change in thinking and meet others
who feel the same!

The HOT 107 Gay
Straight Alliance will host events throughout the year where
all members will be encouraged to join us as we make our great
city even better!

We ask you to
join us! We will be the change and meet others who feel the
same way!

Lars
Wunsche Appointed General Sales Manager, National Sales, Corus
RadioToronto ON

Corus
Entertainment is pleased to announce the appointment of Lars
Wunsche, General Sales Manager, National Sales for Corus Radio,
effective immediately.

In this newly-created
role, Lars will assume overall responsibility of the Company’s
sales relationship with Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS) to
ensure a unified and national sales approach across Corus’
radio markets. The consolidation of Corus Radio’s national
transactional business with CBS under Lars, will also create
a consistent strategy for all sales activities and provide
clients with a single point of contact.

Lars brings 15
years of radio station management, sales and business development
to his role. Most recently, he served as General Sales Manager
for Corus Radio Toronto where he successfully led the growth
of local direct business. Prior to that, he was General Manager,
Corus Radio Kitchener and was responsible for the day-to-day
operations of 91.5 The Beat and 107.5 DAVE FM.

Another
successful run for YL Country & Kix FM's Stuff a Bus in
Peace River AB.

November
28th, we held our 12 hour broadcast from inside a Luxliner
Coach. In that time, the small town of under 8,000 showed
a very big heart. Raising over $10,000.00 in cash/Food/&
Toy donations for The Salvation Army Food Bank & Christmas
Hamper Programs in the Peace Region. At KIX & YL, we keep
the ball rolling through December with our Toys For Tots initiative
around the region. Merry Christmas from Peace River Broadcasting!

Ottawa/Gatineau's
BOOM 99.7 Raises Money For MovemberOttawa ON

A
huge thank you to all those who attended "Mo-Laughs for
Movember" Monday night at Absolute Comedy!

Throughout the
month of November "Team MovemBOOM" was able to raise
close to $9000 to fight prostate cancer! A big thank you,
to BOOM 99.7 and JUMP 106.9 listeners and our amazing team
members!

Dylan (Team
Captain)

- Photo courtesy
of Jean Labelle photography

JAZZ.FM91
Celebrates Record Breaking Campaign LaunchToronto ON

Thanks
to the generosity of Arthur Dalfen, JAZZ.FM91 – a non-profit,
listener supported radio station located in Toronto, Canada,
launched its on-going Fall On-Air Campaign with a record breaking
fundraising weekend. Mr. Dalfen, who is known to the JAZZ.FM91
community as “King Arthur”, has been an avid financial
supporter since early 2012. Last Saturday, Mr. Dalfen made
an unprecedented donation to the station by matching every
dollar raised by the public for first five hours of the campaign.
This resulted in a one-day fundraising total of $206,589 -
breaking all previous records for the station. The JAZZ.FM91
On-Air Fall Campaign is scheduled to finish on or before December
6, 2014, with an overall fundraising goal of $410,000.

“Arthur
is a force and a great friend. We are grateful for his belief
in us, and his support of music and the arts. He is a philanthropic
inspiration and his involvement has helped our station immensely,”
said Ross Porter, CEO and President. To further inspire the
public to donate, Mr. Dalfen made four subsequent matching
challenges over the weekend. He commented: “I believe
there are literally hundreds of individuals in the Greater
Toronto Area who are more than capable of contributing substantially
to JAZZ.FM91’s two annual fundraisers. I hope that my
large donations over the past two and a half years will inspire
other “King Arthurs” to step up to the plate in
order to ensure the long term health and success of JAZZ.FM91.

Funds raised
throughout this campaign help to support the ongoing commitment
JAZZ.FM91 has made year after year in celebrating jazz and
the arts 24/7. In addition to the day-to-day operation of
the station, JAZZ.FM91 plays a vital role in producing over
30 concerts a year of varying genres, and creating and providing
numerous free programs such as Jazz 4 Kids and the Youth Big
Band.

HOT
107’s Santa Paws: Stuff the Studio returns today for
a third year! Over the holidays, families often give their
pets extra love, gifts and special treats. HOT 107 is teaming
up with The Edmonton Humane Society to ensure that the animals
still waiting for their “forever homes” have a
happy holiday too!

HOT 107 is accepting
donations in effort to raise awareness for The Edmonton Humane
Society. Donations can be dropped off at our offices starting
today, until December 19, 2014.

Corus
Radio Ottawa’s JUMP! 106.9 is pleased to announce the
launch of JUMP! Mornings with Tony Stark beginning Monday,
December 1 from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Well-known radio personality
Tony Stark will bring his fun and upbeat vibe to Ottawa/Gatineau
listeners each weekday during the morning drive.

JUMP! Mornings
with Tony Stark marks a homecoming for Stark. Tony grew up
in the nation’s capital and returns to his hometown
roots by joining the JUMP! 106.9 team.

"We are
excited to have Tony host JUMP! 106.9 weekday mornings and
join our dynamic on-air lineup," said Stephanie Hunter,
Brand Director, JUMP! 106.9. “Tony’s energy, friendly
and relatable style, coupled with his contemporary music savvy,
make him a great fit for JUMP!”

"I had a
chance to listen to some great radio voices and shows growing
up in the nation’s capital and now I get to write my
own story with JUMP! and the Corus family, something I cannot
wait to do,” said Tony Stark. “Wait … what
do you mean I have to wake up at 4 a.m.?”

Tune in to JUMP!
106.9 or online at jumpradio.ca.

Lethbridge
College Student Wins Equity ScholarshipLethbridge AB

A
student from Lethbridge College is the recipient of the 2014
Alberta Equity Scholarship, an initiative of the Alberta stations
of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.

Rachel
CrowSpreadingWings is a 2nd year Communication Arts Student,
majoring in Broadcast Journalism. She is also member of Southern
Alberta’s Kainai First Nation.

Rachel
has had dreams of a broadcasting career since a very young
age.

She
notes, “…as I grew, I learned that I want to be
a voice for the people. I want to inspire others to find themselves
and to achieve what is with their heart and to remember the
strength they come from.”
She has already had experience on-air in Washington State
and on community cable in Alberta with Prairie Phyre First
Nations News.

Her
industry and school contacts describe Rachel as “motivated”
and “committed”, with a “positive can-do
attititude” and “a great screen presence”.
Another industry employer lauds her as “…a leader
who is not fearful of crossing barriers and speaking out.”

As
well as maintaining a positive grade point average at Lethbridge
College, Rachel designs clothes, sings, and dances at pow-wows.
She is also a single mother.

Good
Things Happening At Newcap CharlottetownCharlottetown
PEI

Survey
results of radio listening habits in PEI were released today
by Numeris (formerly known as BBM), the independent organization
which surveys radio listening across Canada. The Fall 2014
Survey results show Ocean 100 and HOT 105.5 as the dominant
radio stations among the lucrative consumer demographic of
Islanders 25-54 and combined have the highest market share
among Islanders 18 years of age and older.

Since launching
in 2006, the Ocean 100 Morning Show hosted by Kirk MacKinnon,
Kerri Wynne MacLeod and Scott Chapman continues to be ranked
as the number one morning show for Islanders. The Morning
HOT Tub with Matt MacLeod, Zack Bell and new co-host Laura
Woodworth ranks a solid second place in the same demographic
among the five radio stations measured in the Fall Survey.
HOT 105.5 also garners the top radio station choice for adults
18-44 which is consistent with the Top 40 music format.

Newcap Radio
owns and operates Ocean 100 and HOT 105.5 and employs 31 people
in Prince Edward Island. Newcap Radio owns and operates 95
radio licenses across Canada.

Rockers
Theory of a Deadman had never played the legendary Maple Leaf
Gardens so with 94.9 The Rock in Toronto, the boys gathered
in hockey's shrine for a game of shinny before their show
at the Danforth Music Hall.

Rock Mornings
Craig Venn and Natalie were the honourary coaches , Joey Dandeneau
(drummer for Theory) was the first star.

Big
Dog Saves Listeners A DimeRegina
SK

This
morning, as a surprise to Big Dog listeners, Mike McGuire
of Big Dog Mornings with Mike and Rebekah took a roll of dimes
out to the Tim Horton’s store next door, to "offset
the price increase" that for some reason, was making
NATIONAL headlines last week.

In -21C, Mike
started offering people a dime towards their coffee. With
each dime, he made them a promise, that he would donate $1
to the Regina & District Food Bank.

He was quickly
running out of dimes and found himself buying another roll.

In a little over
an hour Mike ran out of dimes, which translated to a $100
donation, but it didn't end there.

People were handing
him 5's... 10's... 20's... One guy cleaned out his parking
meter money for the cause. All in all, the grand total came
just shy of $180. Mike was worried that $180 seemed like a
typical grocery run and felt maybe all the effort was for
not.

One phone call
changed that feeling.

Mike contacted
Todd at the Food Bank and was told for every dollar we raised
today, Potash Corp would match, as they are other donations
this year throughout Saskatchewan, up to $1Million!

Our $180 became
$360. Just like that. Getting better.

Now for the really
cool part.:

Vendors and grocers
cut Food Banks and similar charities a break when it comes
to getting food at cost... sometimes even less. On average,
$1 donated to the Regina Food Bank becomes $3 worth of food
that you and I would get at the grocery store.

Doing the math,
our $360 turns into an astounding $1080 worth of food!

Yes, it was a
fun, silly, and FREEZING little game this morning, but Big
Dog Listeners came to play, and it turned out HUGE.

Thursday evening,
the Fort McMurray Novice Mustangs were presented with a visit
of the actual Stanley Cup! Scotiabank presented the Cup visit
as part of their partnership with Rogers Hometown Hockey and
through their commitment to minor hockey programs coast to
coast. Rogers morning show hosts Cubb Carson (ROCK 97.9) and
Pete Potipcoe (Country 93.3) had a chance to attend and share
in the excitement.

Rogers presents
Hometown Hockey in Fort McMurray, Alberta all this weekend,
culminating in a live broadcast with Ron McLean ahead of the
Montreal Canadians at the New York Rangers on Sunday on City
TV starting at 6:30pm ET, 4:30pm MT and 3:30 PT. For full
details visit: www.hometownhockey.com

The
biggest food & fund raiser for the Salvation Army food
bank in Grande Prairie is Q99’S STUFF A BUS. The 7th
annual event kicked off November 14th with the Q-Crew broadcasting
live from the front window of one of the major sponsors, Bama
Furniture. Drop boxes are located at all locations of Freisen
Bros. grocery stores and all GP locations of McDonalds. The
food and cash haul has broken records every year and the goal
is to do it again in 2014. Pictured in this #Stuffabusselfie
are Q99 PD and host of the Paul & Pike show, Paul Ouellette
as well as Jason from Bama Furniture and Major Dan from the
Sally-Ann. The campaign wraps up December 22.

After
nearly two months of calling in the Code for the Car, the
day finally came for one lucky qualifier to walk away with
the brand new Chevy Spark courtesy of Anderson GM in Woodstock.
60 contestants qualified for the contest which was held at
the Anderson GM dealership on Dundas street. As qualifiers
arrived at the dealership many admired the red Spark, sitting
in it and thinking of the possibility that it could soon become
theirs. Many qualifiers anxiously awaited for how the contest
would be decided. It came down to two colours; red and blue.
Each of the 60 qualifiers selected an envelope- inside was
a colour. Only 10 envelopes contained either a red or blue
colour which entered them into the final round of the contest.
Despite 50 qualifiers being cut after the first round, many
stayed to find out who would win the car. The 10 finalists
each selected one car key from a box, only one was the key
to the Chevrolet Spark ignition. They would be taking home
the car.

Each finalist
had the opportunity to try their key in the ignition. After
5 of the ten finalists keys failed to start the car, it was
local Woodstock resident Irene Ede's turn.

It was an emotional
moment for Ede who had decided prior to winning the car that
if she did win she would donate it to Autism Dog Services
an organization that provides service dogs. Ede's 6 year old
son Jaden has permanent brain damage and is currently on the
waiting list for a service dog. Something she says will change
his life. "I'm just blown away, I'm donating this car
to Autism Dog Services in Lynden they're providing my son
with a service dog and they get this in return." Irene
hopes the car can help provide more children with service
dogs.

Irene decided
to sell the vehicle back to the dealership, allowing her to
dentate a cheque worth $11,000 to Autism Dog Services of Lynden,
ON (Pictured).

THANK YOU to
everyone who helped set a new record for the 12th Annual Children's
Hospital Radiothon in Regina. Special thanks to Presenting
Sponsor CIBC Wood Gundy, Matching Sponsors CN and Conexus,
Media Partner Harvard Broadcasting Regina - 620 CKRM, MY92.1
and 104.9 THE WOLF, and to our many sponsors, PotashCorp Kids
Club members, volunteers, and donors. With your generous support,
we raised over $540,000 for children and families in Saskatchewan.

The
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group is pleased to announce today
that effective immediately, Rob Bye has been named the permanent
General Manager/National Sales Manager of CKKQ-FM & CJZN-FM
in Victoria, B.C. The company is delighted to promote from
within the organization for this opportunity to guide the
leading radio combo in the city.

In
the last six months Rob has served as the Interim General
Manager of our Victoria operations, overseeing the day-to-day
management of the two radio stations in addition to his current
responsibilities as General Manager/General Sales Manager
of the six Island Radio divisions. While continuing to be
based in Nanaimo, Rob will now oversee all Pattison radio
stations based on Vancouver Island, including CKLR-FM Courtenay/Campbell
River, CKWV-FM & CHWF-FM Nanaimo, CIBH-FM & CHPQ-FM
Parksville and CJAV-FM Port Alberni.

Rob
has continued to display an impeccable work ethic and dedication
within the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group which has resulted
in an impressive career. Not only has he successfully served
as General Manager/GSM of our six Island Radio divisions since
2007, but prior to this he also played an integral role at
the Pattison stations in Lethbridge, AB - leading the CHLB-FM
and CJBZ-FM team as General Manager/GSM. His commitment to
success and solid management skills have been assets to our
entire company and have allowed him to take on new challenges
and opportunities.

Rob
is looking forward to the opportunity to work with all of
the dedicated JPBG team members on Vancouver Island, and to
continuously look for new ideas to provide even greater service
to our listeners, clients and the communities we’re
licenced to serve.

The
Jim Pattison Broadcast Group congratulates Rob on this new
opportunity and wishes him success in his expanded position
as General Manager of the Pattison Vancouver Island Cluster
and National Sales Manager of the Victoria stations. The future
looks very bright for our stations on Vancouver Island!

FREE
FM / Derek Botten Part WaysLondon
ON

After
three years with the station, morning co-host Derek "Rock"
Botten was let go from Classic Rock Free 981 in London on
Monday. Management say they are taking The Big Show in a new
direction. Co-hosts Blair and Brandt will stay on.

McCully
Spent The Night In REAL JailMedicine
Hat AB

Inspired
in part by the resurgence of respect & interest in our
police forces across the country, and since the OTHER guys
wouldn't be good sports and actually get in the mock jail
for Medicine Hat Crime Stoppers "Jail 'N Bail"...McCully
promised if he made his "bail" during that charity
event, he'd go spend the night in a REAL jail. Here's the
proof that he fulfilled his promise AND got the bonus of a
very educational ride-along with the Medicine Hat Police Services!

Bell
Media Ottawa Layoffs / Re-launch Of 939 ComingOttawa
ON from John Mielke

It's
really kind of strange to be the owner of MilkmanUnLimited.com
and yet, have to report a story which you are a part of.

Today,
Bell Media announced that they were going to sign 939 BOB
FM off and replace it with something new. All on air staff,
Cub Carson & Melanie Adams (mornings), Milky (hi!), Codi
Jeffereys (afternoons) and evening/weekend host Darryl Kornicky
were relieved of our duties.

Also
of note, Promotions/Marketing Manager JR Ello and long time
CFRA news director Steve Winogron were also relieved of their
duties today.

After
22+ years at the same station, I'm not sure what's ahead for
me. I do know that if you're behind in paying invoices with
MMU, you and I will likely be talking soon. :)

Guess
I'll get working on a Talent 4 Hire ad huh? Do those things
actually work?

MY
BROADCASTING CORPORATION is pleased to announce that at 11:12am
yesterday (NOV 6th), we fired up the transmitter for Orangeville’s
all-new 101.5 FM! The station is currently in its required
“testing period” and filling the airwaves with
the sounds of Christmas in the Country!

“We’re
so pleased to be in Orangeville! We look forward to introducing
residents to our line-up of local talent, local news coverage
and loads of fun! We can’t wait to get started”
said Jon Pole, President of MBC.
101.5 FM is bringing local radio home to Orangeville. 101.5
FM will be heavily involved in the community, interactive
with our audience and broadcasting from Mill Street in the
heart of the City!

The
exact date of the official launch, the introduction of our
team and other surprises will be announced soon. Information
will be posted at www.orangevilletoday.ca

Evanov’s
Newest Station Begins On-Air TestingHudson/St-Lazare
QC

CHSV-FM,
Jewel 106.7, began on-air testing this week. The Jewel’s
Lite & Refreshing format is the area’s first English
language service and targets the high concentration of Anglophones
living in the Hudson/St-Lazare and surrounding area of the
province. Jewel 106.7 is the second station to operate in
Québec for the Evanov Radio Group, joining Montreal’s
Radio Fierté on AM 980 which is the world’s only
French language commercial radio service dedicated to city’s
large and diverse LGBT community.

With
a maximum ERP at 2,650 watts the new station will program
a blend of adult contemporary current music as well as the
best of the last several decades. Listeners can also expect
to hear local news and information about their communities
which have until now been unavailable on the radio in the
English language.
“Our vision to become part of the Québec broadcasting
landscape is coming to fruition. The Jewel 106.7 for Hudson/St-Lazare
and area, with its Today’s Easy Listening Format is
the second undertaking that our company is unrolling over
the coming months in Québec. These are very exciting
times for our company.” said Bill Evanov, President
and CEO, Evanov Communications Inc.

The
station will launch fully as soon as it has finished its on-air
testing phase, as mandated by Industry Canada, and expected
within a few weeks. Jewel 106.7 is the 17th Evanov group station.

Big
Dog 92.7 was proud to partner with Miller Thomson law firm
in Regina for the first ever Big Dog Bail Out. The idea was
to help post-secondary students tackle some of their expenses,
to help them through the semester. We know what a struggle
post-secondary schooling can be on a bank account, and we
wanted to help out however we could.

After putting
a call-out for entries in the form of stories as to why they
could use a few extra dollars, we received HUNDREDS of amazing
and touching entries. Five stood out to us – and those
five stories won $250 towards their expenses from Miller Thomson
and Big Dog. But, we were all so impressed by the effort put
in to those entries, that we decided to give them a little
more. Depending on what was said in the entry, Miller Thomson
offered additional prizes to match their request. Brand new
laptops, dinners, spa gift cards – just to name a few.
This promotion was so successful, and we were so happy to
support our post-secondary students – plans are already
underway to do it again in 2015!

Alan
Dark, Senior Vice President of Media Sales, Rogers, today
announced the appointment of Janice Smith as Vice President,
National Media Sales, effective December 1.

Smith is responsible
for delivering the compelling and differentiated go-to-market
One Call strategy to drive advertising revenue that leverages
the company’s diverse suite of media assets and leading
brands. Based in Toronto, Smith will also set the strategic
direction for the National Sales Team, Specialty team, and
the One Call Agency Teams.

A proven leader,
Smith comes to Rogers with more than 19 years of experience
in media sales, strategic planning, and business development.
Prior to joining Rogers, Smith worked at CBC for six years,
where she held increasingly senior sales leadership roles,
including most recently as Executive Director of Multiplatform
Sales for CBC’s Revenue Group (2012-2014), where she
oversaw all of CBC’s English-language revenue sales
including CBC Network, CBC News Network, Radio 2, and Sports
Sales. Throughout her career, Smith has worked in various
sales roles at CanWest MediaWorks, TSN, and The Discovery
Channel.

Smith is an Executive
Board member of the Television Bureau of Canada and the Broadcast
Executives Society, and a member of Women in Film & Television.

Reid
And Rebecca's 2nd Annual Halloween Blood DRIVEKinston
ON

We
did it AGAIN! On October 31st, 2014, Reid and Rebecca’s
2nd Annual Halloween Blood DRIVE was another HUGE success.
We set a goal of 60 pints in 8 hours and we are happy to announce
that 73 PINTS of BLOOD was donated over that span. What’s
even more impressive…40 people were 1st time donors!!
Bloody awesome!

What made this
blood clinic so special was Canadian Blood Services in Kingston
do not normally open on Fridays. To quote Jessica Stergiou,
Territory Manager from CBS: “Ahhhhmazing!!!!!! What
an unbelievable success! To be able to bring in this many
units without a rebook is no small task and yet again you
exceeded our expectations! Thank you again for all your hard
work in pulling off another successful Halloween clinic.”

Following in
the footsteps of last year’s “Blood Bath”,
Reid vowed to eat gross and disgusting vegan food items if
we achieved our goal. Once again he lived up to the challenge.
Check
out the video proof.

From the bottom
of our blood pumping hearts, THANK YOU so much! Whether you
came down to 850 Gardiner’s Rd, spread the word or rolled
up a sleeve, you helped save tons of lives.

We’ll do
it all again next year bigger and bloody and keep the donations
coming 1-888-2-DONATE or www.blood.ca

“It’s
In You To Give” / “Give The Gift Of Life”
/ or Reid’s “It’s The One Time A Little
Prick Is Actually A Good Thing”…trying to get
that one on their web-site.

On
Saturday, November 1st, Big Dog 92.7 in Regina was pleased
to support the MS Society of Saskatchewan with 4th Annual
Monster Mash. The event first started in the home of organizer
Danny Brodt and has now moved to a much larger venue.

This year, Big
Dog 92.7 was proud to be the first official media sponsor
for the event, helping raise over $6300 support of MS research
- a huge number coming from an event with a $15 ticket! As
two parties raged on two different floors, the party escalated
after a surprise visit from 2014 CCMA Female Artist of the
Year, Jess Moskaluke! Jess sang her GOLD selling single, "Cheap
Wine and Cigarettes" to the crowd and shared her story
with MS, a disease from which her father passed away. In four
years over $20000 has been raised for the cause.

Moskaluke is
the first Canadian Country Female artist to have a Gold selling
single since Shania Twain. “Cheap Wine and Cigarettes”
has now had over 56,000 downloads since its release in March.

Jennifer Schlueter exits COUNTY 97 to become
the new midday host at THE RIVER in Prince George BC.

ROCK
106's Toys For Boys Winner AnnouncedLethbridge
AB

On
Wednesday, October 29 Rock 106 celebrated our local listeners
at our annual TOYS FOR BOYS event. From September 2 through
October 26, Rock 106 qualified 91 listeners to attend the
event by calling our announcers at indicated times during
the day, and through our Rock Rewards Club by entering our
raffle online. Each qualifier was invited by the Lethbridge
Hurricanes to attend the October 29 game vs. the Prince Albert
Raiders for their chance to win our prize package valued at
approximately $40,000.

During
the first intermission, Rock 106 afternoon show host Ian Sharek
drew ten semi-finalists. By random draw during the second
period, Rock 106 staff narrowed the semi-finalists down to
three finalists – Kevin Millward, Brian Vanderwal and
Bernie Stenbeck.

During
the second intermission, all finalists entered the ice along
with our grand prize, a Mitsubishi Mirage, and in a pre-determined
order selected one key in hopes that it would start the vehicle.
Our second finalist, Brian Vanderwal, was successful is selecting
the winning key and was awarded the prize package during the
third period.

Corus
Radio Toronto’s 102.1 the Edge announces the launch
of The Wade MacNeil Show weeknights beginning Monday, November
3 from 6 p.m. to midnight. Listeners will get an exclusive
backstage pass into the world of alternative rock from host,
Wade MacNeil, as he draws upon his tour experiences and highlights
the ins and outs of Canada’s underground music scene.

Along with regular
guest interviews, listeners will hear unique features like
Locals Only, Wade’s nod to the local music scene in
Toronto and around the world, and Born Too Late, a nightly
throw-back of songs from the late 70’s and 80’s
that started it all and are featured regularly on the Edge’s
Sunday afternoon series, Spirit of Radio Sundays.

Wade is no stranger
to the spotlight. For 11 years, he was the guitarist for one
of Canada’s most successful post-hardcore bands, Alexisonfire,
and is currently the lead singer of U.K.-based band, Gallows.
From clubs, arenas and amphitheatres across North America
to Europe’s biggest rock festivals, Wade’s musical
career has given him an encyclopedic knowledge on music and
pop culture.

“As a musician,
Wade brings a completely unique and personal perspective of
the music industry to Edge listeners,” said Dave Farough,
General Manager, Corus Radio Toronto. “We’re thrilled
to have him join our on-air roster, engaging fans with stories
from the road and sharing his take on new emerging artists.”

Introducing
A Brand New Nielsen BDSradio! Vancouver
BC

Today
when you login to BDSradio.com you’ll experience a brand
new interface built on the best BDSradio has to offer.

In addition to
exclusive airplay, sales and streaming measurement, the new
service is customizable and comes with a new Station Compare
report. You’ll compare stations, different charts and
airplay to on-demand streaming all in one flexible, easy-to-access
report.

Please join one
of two webinars being offered today and Wednesday to familiarize
yourself with the new interface:

On
Monday 11/3 when you login to BDSradio.com you’ll experience
a brand new interface built on the best BDSradio has to offer.

In addition to
exclusive airplay, sales and streaming measurement, the new
service is customizable and comes with a new Station Compare
report. You’ll compare stations, different charts and
airplay to on-demand streaming all in one flexible, easy-to-access
report.

Please join one
of two webinars being offered next week to familiarize you
with the new interface:

98.3
FM Roundhouse Radio announced today that Tracey Friesen has
accepted the position of Director of Programming at Vancouver’s
newest radio station, expected to go on the air Spring of
2015.

Formerly the
Executive Producer of the National Film Board’s Vancouver
studio, Friesen was also a part of the city’s post production
and visual effects community for a decade. Friesen spent three
years on the board of Women in Film & Television and was
honoured with their 2013 Woman of the Year Award. She was
a mentor for the Minerva Foundation, a protégée
in Women in View’s Creative Leaders program and routinely
leads workshops, panels and industry juries. Passionate about
media and education, Friesen has a BA from Ryerson (Radio
& Television), a BA from UBC (English), and both an MA
(Graduate Liberal Studies) and an MBA from SFU (bio material
attached).

“The vision
for Roundhouse Radio was simply irresistible and the team
behind it impressive,” says Friesen. “The goals
are about better connecting the citizens of the city, through
smart dialogue, storytelling, hyper-local information, events,
and great music – now, how compelling is that?!’

Don Shafer, President
& CEO says, “Tracey brings a wealth of experience,
creativity, innovation and leadership to our urban radio station.
Her background in story development, production and community
involvement will help ensure that we live up to our promise
of making a difference to everyone who lives, works and plays
in Downtown Vancouver” .

Roundhouse Radio
was approved to operate a low power, specialty FM radio station
in the City of Vancouver in August 2014. A commercial station
with a community focus, 98.3 FM Roundhouse Radio is a privately
owned company of British Columbians who aspire to create a
world-class broadcasting source that meets the needs of the
City Of Vancouver. Through documentaries, lifestyle reporting,
drama, poetry, music, public debate, local news, and edgy
content, Roundhouse Radio will be the platform in which active
citizens interact, engage, and rejoice in our local community.

Rock
104 -- Where Classic Rock Is Made, in Olds AB, is proud to
announce the hiring of Troy Laboucane as its newest announcer.
Troy will soon be the new Morning Show host on Rock 104 and
the promotional face of the station for rock fans across West-Central
Alberta. Troy comes to us after several years with The Eagle
at Golden West Radio in Okotoks. Rock 104 would like to thank
everyone who applied to our recent job postings on Milkman.
Congratulations and welcome to the team, Troy!

Evanov’s
Newest Station Begins On-Air Testing In MontrealMonteal
QC

CHRF
980 AM, Radio Fierté, ‘Radio arc-en-ciel' began
on-air testing this week. Radio Fierté on AM 980 is
the world’s only French language commercial radio service
dedicated to Montreal’s large and diverse LGBT community.
It is modeled after Canada’s first English language
LGBT radio station, Proud-FM in Toronto which is also operated
by Evanov Radio.

At
50kW day and 10kW night, the French-language Fierte will not
only serve the LGBT community in Montreal’s Gay Village,
but it’s vast signal will encompass the greater Montreal
area and beyond. The station will program a unique mix of
today’s hits along with Techno, Disco and House music
and distinct spoken word.

Evanov
has recruited an enthusiastic, experienced and market savvy
team for its newest station. Marie-Noëlle Gagnon, Music
and Program Director, has 15 years experience in programming,
on-air and management including with CKOI, QC; Alain Tanguay
General Sales Manager has over 30 years experience in the
Montreal market which began with Radiomutuel and has since
encompassed a variety of prominent posts including BCRQ, ARRF,
ARCQ . Most recently, Tanguay was General Manager for Radiodiffusion
Sorel-Tracy stations. Yvan Ruel, Project coordinator, is a
life-long radio career man who has an impressive knowledge
of the creative, production, on-air and operational side of
the medium. The bulk of his experience was amassed with the
Corus’ Montreal division.

“It
has always been our vision to become part of the Quebec broadcasting
landscape. Radio Fierté is the first in a series of
undertakings that will be unrolled in the next few months.
These are very exciting times for our company.” said
Bill Evanov, President and CEO, Evanov Communications Inc.

The
station will launch fully as soon as it has finished its on-air
testing phase, as mandated by Industry Canada, and expected
within a few weeks.

Get
ready to hear a lot more of “Jen” on Indie88!
After nearly 1,500 auditions from listeners, thousands of
votes for the five chosen finalists, Indie88 (CIND-FM) has
announced the winner in the “Be The Voice of Indie88”
contest.

Jennifer Mercer
will be the new voice of the radio station (you know, that
voice you hear in-between songs that says the name of the
station) and win a cash prize of $1,000 every month for a
year. Jen is a Torontonian who has held a variety of part-time
jobs, including being a Katy Perry impersonator – a
job she said she is anxious to put behind her now that she’s
won. She’s also a copywriter, graphic design professor
and plays in a band.

“Thank
you SO much for this wonderful opportunity. I'm beyond touched
that people would vote for me to work at my dream job,”
Jen said after finding out that she had won.

Jen was announced
as the grand prize winner this morning at 8:10am on The Morning
After with Brian, Matt & Candice, live on Indie88.

After carefully
listening to all 1,435 auditions, the radio station narrowed
the field down to five finalists and then turned it over to
Indie88’s listeners to decide the new voice of their
radio station. Thousands of listeners voted for their favourite
voice at Indie88.com and in the end, Jen was the fan favourite,
winning a one-year contract, including coaching, studio time,
production and a $1,000 cash prize each month.

Fans can hear
more of Jen at Indie88.com.

This isn’t
the first time Indie88 has given away such an unconventional
prize. Earlier this year the station made international headlines
when it gave away a giant billboard in downtown Toronto in
another contest where the winner was selected by fans.

OAB
Inducts John Hinnen Into Ontario Hall Of FameToronto
ON

Join
the Ontario Association of Broadcasters in celebrating the
accomplishments of John Hinnen at a special presentation of
the Ontario Hall of Fame at the Gala Awards Dinner, Thursday,
October 30th. John recently retired after four decades with
Rogers, including more than 20 years at the helm of 680News
as Vice-President of News for Rogers Media Television and
Radio.

The
OAB Gala Awards Dinner will feature presentations for the
Broadcast Order of Achievement, Community Service Awards winners
and the evenings highlight - inducting John Hinnen into the
Ontario Hall of Fame.

"For
me, 680News has been just one incredible ride. As the person
who programmed the station from day one, and to see it rise
to the number one station in Canada, has been nothing but
a dream come true.", says Hinnen.

John
Hinnen began his career at CKLB (now CKDO) in Oshawa and moved
to Rogers in 1974 as a sportscaster for CFTR. In 1993, John
lead the team that transformed CFTR from a music station to
Canada's first all-news radio station, 680News.

Book
your tickets now for the 2014 OAB CONFERENCE - GALA AWARDS
DINNER

Indie88’s
Second Annual Halloween Blood Drive was an overwhelming success.
Not only did the 50 available slots for donating blood quickly
fill up, Canadian Blood Services managed to exceed capacity
and squeeze a total of 58 donors into their Bloodmobile. Donors
that couldn’t be accommodated at the mobile clinic were
directed to other clinics in Toronto or were able to book
a future appointment.

The Indie88 Halloween
Blood Drive also saw a substantial increase in the number
of first-time donors. Where a typical clinic with 58 donors
would usually see less than eight first-timers, there were
35 at the Indie88 event.

Canadian Blood
Services launched an official appeal this fall asking Canadians
to donate blood immediately to increase the critically low
blood inventory. In response, Indie88 (CIND-FM) launched their
own campaign inviting listeners to give during a live broadcast
between noon and 5pm on Saturday, October 25th from Ripley’s
Aquarium of Canada.

Listeners can
still support the Indie88 Halloween Blood Drive year-round,
by registering for the Indie88 Partners for Life team at Indie88.com
and making an appointment to give blood at any Canadian Blood
Services clinic.

Register for
Partners for Life on behalf of Indie88:
Partner ID: INDI139320
After entering your own name, use the first name "Indie"
and last name "88" for the name of the employee/organization
member you are donating on behalf of.Sign
Up Here

98.9
myFM was pleased to broadcast the 12th Annual Radiothon for
the The Norfolk General Hospital Foundation. “The Right
Prescription” Radiothon raised $92,135.00 towards the
purchase of new state-of-the-art Automated Drug Dispensing
Cabinets.

“The
Foundation is truly grateful for the generosity of Norfolk
and area residents. myFM has been tremendously supportive
with its donation of talent and airtime. Nearly one and a
half million dollars has been raised for the Foundation through
the Radiothon campaigns.” Julie Powell Director of Development
NGH Foundation

"Our
team at 98.9 myFM in Norfolk County continually raise the
bar on being outstanding local broadcasters. I am so proud
they are part of the MBC family. We value our long standing
association with the NGH Foundation, and thank our listeners
for their on-going support" Jon Pole, President of MBC.

Today,
Thursday, October 23, Corus Radio’s news-talk stations
will broadcast the sixth show in its Canadians Talk series
with Canadians Talk – Canada on Alert, a live discussion
on the recent events in Ottawa and Quebec. Hosted by Mike
Eckford from Vancouver’s CKNW AM980, listeners are invited
to express their views on whether Canada is under threat.

Airing
on Corus Radio’s news-talk network, the series broadcasts
across Canada on the following stations:

The
above radio stations and their respective websites are running
an online poll asking listeners if they feel safe in Canada.
The poll is open until 5:00 a.m. ET on Friday, October 24,
after which the results will be announced. Canadians can also
follow the national conversation and share their views online
via the radio stations’ website or on Twitter using
#canadianstalk.

Canadians
Talk is a live interactive series featuring debate, discussion
and insight on timely issues that affect Canadians. Each program
features high-profile Corus talk radio personalities interacting
and engaging with Canadians on important issues that shape
our nation. During the broadcast, listeners from across the
country can be part of the conversation on-air, on Twitter
at #canadianstalk or directly through Corus Radio’s
mobile-friendly, news-talk websites listed above.

Jack
Tomik Departs Rogers Following Completion of New Sales Service
Model; Al Dark Appointed SVP Media SalesToronto
ON

Keith
Pelley, President of Rogers Media, today announced that Jack
Tomik, Senior Vice President of Media Sales, Rogers, is departing
the company at the end of October after successfully completing
the launch and implementation of Rogers Media’s integrated
multiplatform sales service model, One Call. Pelley has promoted
Al Dark to Senior Vice President of Media Sales, Rogers, effective
November 3. Tomik will work with Dark, a key leader on Tomik’s
Sales leadership team, to ensure a seamless transition.

“Jack was
hired to create and launch our new sales service model, and
he did that with great success in less than two years. The
architecture is complete, and the structure and the people
are in place. Jack has done an outstanding job and laid a
solid foundation for Al to continue driving forward the One
Call framework,” said Pelley. “Al is the logical
leader to build on Jack’s legacy. During his six months
at Rogers, Al has delivered holistic advertising solutions
to best serve clients’ needs and has a proven track
record in driving revenue. Al is well positioned to take the
reins at Rogers Media Sales to drive continued growth.”

Dark joined Rogers
Media in April 2014 as Vice President of National Sales. In
his new role, Dark will be responsible for leading the Rogers
Media sales team, strategy, and consolidating advertising
revenue across the company’s robust portfolio of leading
brands and assets – Television, Radio, Publishing, Digital
– aligning division Sales under one centralized centre
of excellence. He will also oversee Revenue Planning and serve
as a member of the Rogers Media Senior Leadership Team.

“Jack had
the bold vision to create One Call, delivering added value
to our clients through integrated opportunities across our
suite of assets. It’s been a privilege to call Jack
my mentor and friend, and I look forward to following in his
footsteps and continuing the momentum,” said Dark.

A seasoned veteran,
Dark has more than 17 years of experience in broadcast and
digital media sales, integrated media development, sales strategy,
strategic planning, and business development. Prior to joining
Rogers, Dark served as General Manager of The Revenue Group
at CBC since 2012, where he led the Sales, Marketing, Digital,
Innovation, Revenue Management, Sales Operations, Licensing,
and Affiliate Sales teams responsible for all aspects and
products within the CBC media portfolio. Throughout his career,
Dark has worked in increasingly senior sales leadership roles
for Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting, CanWest MediaWorks, and
CTV, to name a few.

Flink
(www.flink.to), the crowd-sourced publishing platform and
Corus Entertainment Inc., a leading media and entertainment
company in North America, today announced a global content
and promotional partnership agreement that will see a growing
selection of past and new episodes of The Ongoing History
of New Music, the world’s longest-running radio program
on new music, featured on Flink’s storytelling platform.
Flink, which crowd sources content from writers, artists and
fans, will allow subscribers to gather and share their expertise
about the program. In the process, SuperFans become part of
the biggest story on rock history itself.

Hosted by legendary
music journalist Alan Cross and produced by Corus Entertainment,
The Ongoing History of New Music chronicles the evolution
of new music through almost 700 episodes. The series profiles
pioneering musicians and provides intimate insight into topics
including new music’s conspiracy theories, festivals,
censorship, bootlegs, and more.

The Ongoing History
of New Music “flink” is a super-charged collection
of the program’s episodes and its community of SuperFans.
Flink and Corus are working together to bring the most talked
about episodes to a global audience. Released monthly, they
will include audio files and transcripts from episodes that
will be further enhanced with exclusive content such as video
interviews with Alan.

“We have
been searching for a spectacular way to showcase the radio
series and Flink is the disruptive platform that does justice
to our vision,” said Alan Cross, host at 102.1 the Edge,
Toronto’s alternative rock station. “This represents
a revolutionary opportunity for new and longtime fans to engage
with the show on an unprecedented level. Now, episodes can
grow and evolve and ultimately take on a life of their own
with contributions from myself, fans, and even the artists
themselves.”

“The Ongoing
History of New Music is the type of legendary content Flink
was designed to nurture on a global scale,” said Allison
Sweeney, Sr. Vice President of Content, Flink. “Now
hundreds of thousands of SuperFans have an outlet, a community
through which to share their passion, interact with other
fans and even intersect with their music industry heroes like
Alan Cross in a way that’s never been done before.”

Subscribers to
The Ongoing History of New Music flink can begin contributing
their expertise to episodes immediately and earn status. SuperFans
will rise up the flink’s leaderboard based on votes
to their contributions. Also, anyone who successfully promotes
the flink has the opportunity to earn a share of the flink’s
revenue.

“If you’re
a true music fan, there’s just nothing like it...The
Ongoing History of New Music shaped my entire life path,”
said 28-year-old Canadian music journalist, Julia Wallace.
“From the age of seven, I spent every Sunday night sitting
by the radio with a notepad waiting for Alan Cross’
newest episode. On Flink, fans around the world will now have
a voice in this ongoing history—it will get people excited
about music again.”

“This is
a great opportunity to extend The Ongoing History of New Music
brand and grow the series’ popularity with existing
and new music fans through an exciting new platform,”
said David Farough, General Manager, Corus Radio Toronto.

Redefining the
publishing industry, Flink is a crowdsourced publishing platform
that delivers a beautiful digital experience, eclipsing the
coffee table book by offering talent, writers and SuperFans
a new way to create stories that evolve with more depth than
any other medium can offer. Flink puts the focus back on great
content by rewarding and recognizing those who create it through
an innovative revenue sharing model. It’s a visually
stunning, ad-free storytelling platform where serious fans
pay a small monthly subscription fee to come together for
the love of what they love, organized into collections of
stories known as “flinks.”

About Flink

Launched in 2014,
Flink is a crowdsourced publishing platform that connects
people to the things they love in one, dynamic ecosystem.
Flink lets true fans discover, share and even contribute to
incredible stories from talented writers that are organized
into collections known as “flinks.” From music
and TV shows to hobbies and more, our vision is a flink for
every passion. Flink recognizes and rewards those who create
great content through the intersection of technology, gamification
and the mass distribution available in the digital era. Flink
is publishing redefined, crowdsourcing content by giving everyone,
from writers to promoters and fans, a say in the story and
a share in the revenue.

bout Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment
Inc. is a Canadian-based media and entertainment company that
creates, broadcasts and licenses content across a variety
of platforms for audiences around the world. The Company’s
portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses specialty television
and radio with additional assets in pay television, television
broadcasting, children’s book publishing, children’s
animation and animation software. Corus’ brands include
YTV, TELETOON, ABC Spark, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
(Canada), HBO Canada, Historia and Séries+, as well
as Nelvana, Kids Can Press, Toon Boom and 39 radio stations
including CKNW AM 980, 99.3 The FOX, Country 105, 630 CHED,
Fresh FM London, JUMP! 106.9, Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. A publicly
traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(CJR.B). Experience Corus on the web at corusent.com

CRTC
Grants First National Black And Caribbean TV StationToronto
ON

Fitzroy
Gordon, Founder and President of Toronto based radio station
G98.7FM “The Way We Groove,” is pleased to announce
that he has been granted approval from the Canadian Radio
Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate
a national television station focused on airing programs for
the Black and Caribbean population of Canada.

“For years the Black and Caribbean community in Canada
has expressed the need to have easier access to media that
reflects their identity, culture, values and issues. By obtaining
approval to establish this television station we have taken
a significant step in bringing this shared vision to life,”
said Gordon.

The
station which is scheduled to begin broadcasting in fall 2015,
will air a wide range of local and international content,
as well as originally produced programs, geared toward the
entire family. The station’s programming will include
everything from sitcoms to movies, drama series, documentaries,
news, sports, talk shows, religious programs, tourism, festivals,
carnivals, weather reports, cooking and music shows.

“For the first time in the history of Canada, Black
and Caribbean people will have a national voice. It is also
my desire to keep our distinct and authentic culture alive
in this nation for generations to come,” said Gordon.

Upon
launch, the station will be available through various cable
providers nationwide on a subscription basis for all Canadians
to enjoy.

“A
few years ago I promised to work hard to deliver a radio station
to serve the population, as a result, G98.7FM was born. I
then promised a television station, and now I am delivering
on that promise,” Gordon said.

For more information about the TV station and for investment
opportunities, please email g2020tv@gmail.com.

This
Tuesday, Doug Ford will drop by the boom studios at 7:15am
to spin some vinyl with Stu Jeffries, host of boom Breakfast
for Turntable Tuesday. Later in the midday show, host Maie
Pauts welcomes John Tory to the studio at 1:15pm.

Both mayoral
candidates are stepping outside of their daily campaign routine
to talk about their love of music. They have chosen their
favourite vinyl from the 70s, 80s and 90s and will talk about
why these songs have special meaning for them.

Every Tuesday,
boom 97.3FM has Turntable Tuesday where we play vinyl records
throughout the day.

Newcap
Radio’s FLOW 93-5FM now gives listeners something new
and fresh from the past and a touch of the present with

The Best Throwbacks
and Hottest Hits.

The popularity
of The Back in the Day Buffet weekdays at noon provided FLOW
with the overwhelming evidence of what listeners want to hear.
FLOW now gives Toronto a place to go to hear classics from
the 90’s and early 2000’s from artists including
Usher, TLC, Mariah Carey, The Fugees, and Notorious BIG, while
continuing to offer current hits from artists like Beyonce,
Kanye West and Iggy Azalea.

FLOW launched
in 2001 as Canada’s first urban contemporary radio station
and to date has found success between rhythmic urban and mainstream
music.

FLOW continues
to offer their audience something diverse. FLOW hosts maintain
a strong connection with their audience through music, social
media and promotions.

Visit FLOW 93-5’s
website at flow935.com and follow us on twitter @flow935

Corus
Radio Cornwall Supports United Way of SD&GCornwall
ON

Corus
Radio Cornwall is excited to announce the return of the second
annual Corus Cares Holiday Wine & Gourmet Tastings, a
holiday season kick-off event that raises awareness and funds
in support of the United Way of Cornwall and SD&G. Sponsored
by Stradwicks Flooring & More and corporately supported
by Scotiabank, the event takes place on Saturday, November
22 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., followed by DJ and dancing
until 12 a.m. at the Cornwall Civic Complex.

“Corus
Radio Cornwall is proud to support the United Way of Cornwall
and SD&G, who have been serving the public for the past
70 years,” said Peter Mayhew, General Sales Manager,
Corus Radio Cornwall and Honourary Chair of this year’s
event. “With our shared vision of supporting local initiatives,
the Corus Cares Holiday Wine & Gourmet Tastings provides
a great opportunity to raise awareness and funds for the children
in our community.”

“We are
excited to once again have Scotiabank staff involved with
this major fundraising event to help reach this year’s
United Way goal of $707,070,” said Tina Lamarche, Branch
Manager, Scotiabank in Cornwall. “It takes countless
hours of volunteering and support to help build a caring community
and respond to local needs, and we’re pleased to be
the lead corporate supporter for this event.”

The Corus Cares
Holiday Wine & Gourmet Tastings supports the 2014 United
Way Campaign and Corus Feeds Kids, Corus Entertainment’s
national initiative focused on nourishing children’s
bodies and minds for healthy development and long term success.
To learn more or to donate to the United Way of Cornwall and
SD&G or Corus Feeds Kids, please visit www.unitedwaysdg.com
or www.corusfeedskids.com.

103.7
BOB-FM and 104.9 JRfm Team Up For 12 Hour Food Bank Fill-UpBrockville
ON

Brockville’s
103.7 BOB-FM and 104.9 JRfm morning shows teamed up to give
a very special thanks this holiday by hosting the second annual
12 Hour Food Bank Fill-Up in support of The Brockville and
Area Food Bank. Taking place over two days that lead up to
the Thanksgiving weekend, 103.7 BOB-FM’s BOB’S
BREAKFAST WITH JAMIESON & MATTHEW kicked off the “Fill-Up”
on Thursday, Oct. 9, with Jamieson broadcasting live for 12
hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET at Real Canadian Superstore
(1972 Parkdale Ave.) Then on Friday, Oct. 10, 104.9 JRfm’s
THE BREAKFAST CLUB WITH BRUCE AND TAYLOR rounded out the two-day
food drive and fundraiser, broadcasting live from Brett’s
Value Mart in the Brockville Shopping Centre (125 Stewart
Blvd.) from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

The
Brockville and Area Food Bank is a 100 per cent volunteer-run
organization serving more than 525 families every month. 103.7
BOB-FM and 104.9 JRfm rocked out for 12 hours straight over
the two days to help reach the Food Bank’s goal of collecting
more than 24,000 lbs. of food. Throughout each day of the
12 Hour Food Bank Fill-Up, 103.7 BOB-FM and 104.9 JRfm also
provided collection effort updates on air and social media.

Volunteers
from the local Rotary Club were on hand to collect non-perishable
food items and cash donations at the broadcast locations –
Real Canadian Superstore on Thursday, Oct. 9 and Brett’s
Value Mart in The Brockville Shopping Centre on Friday, Oct.
10.

Local
dignitaries and community members we also on hand throughout
the two days, such as Brockville Mayor Dave Henderson, MP
Gord Brown, MPP Steve Clark, Hockey Hall of Famer Leo Boivin
and players from local hockey sensation the Brockville Braves.

“Bell
Media Brockville has always been proud to give back and support
our community.
It was both an honour and a privilege to unite with our listeners
and local residents with a special, live-to-air, two-day event,
held in the spirit of giving thanks,” said Pat Kerr,
Program Director, Bell Media Brockville. “The 12 Hour
Food Bank Fill-Up is our way of making sure every family in
the Brockville area gets a Thanksgiving.”

A
turkey bowling competition took place today in downtown Charlottetown!

All this week,
Ocean 100 registered listeners for our Bowl You Over Event,
which took place at lunchtime today.

Listeners won
items for their Thanksgiving Dinner based on how many pins
they knocked down at our street event hosted by Kirk MacKinnon.
Labeled pins with staple items including: potatoes, corn,
stuffing, cranberry sauce, & gravy, and if you cleared
them all in 3 attempts they won a FULL turkey dinner.

Not all were
able clear them, so in the spirit of fun, everyone went away
with all the items.

We wrapped the
event with many being asked by Kirk if he was invited for
dinner…we will keep you posted J

This
type of news can best described with, “Yeah Baby!’
or "You can put it in the win column!"

Of
course those are both well-known phrases used by Hockey Hall
of Famer and legendary Flames Play by Play host, Peter Maher
who I am extremely excited to announce as the newest member
of the XL 103 team.

Peter
will join Don, Joanne & the Coach every Monday, Wednesday
& Friday morning at 8:05, and contribute a weekly blog
for our XL 103 website. With the main focus being the Flames,
Peter will also offer his insights, opinions and some looks
down memory lane with stories and anecdotes.

Synonymous
with the Calgary Flames, Peter has called 3,162 Flames games
over 33 seasons. In November 2006, he was inducted into the
NHL Hockey Hall of Fame as a media honouree, and in 2010 he
was the radio voice of the Vancouver Olympics hockey broadcast.

Please
join me in welcoming Peter to the Newcap Calgary family.

Five
Finalists Competing To Be The Voice Of Indie88Toronto
ON

Toronto
radio station, Indie88 (CIND-FM), has announced the five finalists
in the “Be The Voice of Indie88” contest. And
it was no easy task: The station received nearly 1,500 auditions
from listeners and fans from all over, each vying to win their
dream job!

After
carefully listening to all 1,435 auditions, the five finalists
have been revealed and it’s now up to Indie88’s
listeners to choose the sound of their radio station.

The
grand prize winner will “Be The Voice of Indie88”
– you know, that guy or girl you hear in-between songs
that says the name of the radio station (and other quirky
things). The “Voice” with the most votes will
become the station voice with a one-year contract, including
coaching, studio time, production and a $1,000 cash prize
each month! The money, the fame – and it’s all
up to Indie88’s fans to decide.

The
five finalists are:

Jennifer
Mercer
Jen has a variety of part-time jobs, including sometimes being
a Katy Perry impersonator. She’s also plays piano and
Scrabble in her condo in the Humber Bay area of Toronto.

Chris
Simon
Chris is "The Attendance Guy" for a public high
school in Hamilton. His professional voice experience includes
making announcements on the school-wide PA system.

Guillermo
Albert
A married man that works to catch online scammers and enjoys
peanut butter and banana sandwiches. “G” lives
in a condo near the waterfront in downtown Toronto.

Lauren
Wing
An editorial assistant who loves to travel. Born in England
and with stints in Singapore and Luxembourg, she moved to
Canada at the age of 10. Lauren and her British accent now
reside in Liberty Village, Toronto.

Fans
can listen to each audition and vote for their favourite now
at Indie88.com. The grand prize winner will be announced on
Monday, October 27th at 8:10am on The Morning After with Brian,
Matt & Candice, live on Indie88.

This
isn’t the first time Indie88 has given away such an
unconventional prize. Earlier this year the station made international
headlines when it gave away a giant billboard in downtown
Toronto in another contest where the winner was selected by
fans.

On
Thursday, October 9, Peters will cohost and guest DJ the 5
O’Clock Traffic Jam before heading to the ACC for his
sold out show Russell Peters Almost Famous World Tour.

FLOW is running
an exciting contest that will happen at the Russell Peters
show on Thursday night. One lucky winner and a guest will
get their seats upgraded to premium seats and get to go backstage
for an exclusive meet and greet with Peters.

The Gemini-Award
winning Canadian comic was born in Toronto and raised in Brampton
where Mastermind also hails from and the two have been friends
for 20 years.

Russell Peters
is one of the better known entertainers in today's comedy
scene, captivating people worldwide with his signature lightning
fast improv with the audience.

Once
again, 'RockinRod' West, Morning Guy/PD from 977 The Beach
put on the Red High Heels for 'My Friends House' in Collingwood
to raise funds and awareness about domestic violence. Over
100 manly men and Rod 'Walked a Mile In Her Shoes' (rode)
and raised over $32,000 for the shelter!

94.7
Hits FM is raising the bar for hit music in Montreal with
better music and a fresh on air sound, not to mention a powerful
social presence, both online around the world and on the streets
of Montreal.

When you tune
in to 94.7 Hits FM, you will hear a new sound and new slogan,
“Montreal’s Hottest Music.” The station
now plays nothing but hip hop, dance and pop music. The objective
is to steer away from the hard rap it once played to be more
inviting to parents and children, while continuing to attract
the primary target of 18-35 year olds.

“After
conducting extensive research, we understood what our audience
wanted, and now we’ve made the changes necessary to
cater to those demands. The people have spoken about what
they want to hear”, said Billy Teed, Program Director
of 94.7 Hits FM.

94.7 Hits FM
is growing rapidly and making a strong impact in the market.
With 85,000 plus fans on Facebook and monthly page views over
100,000 on 947hits.com, the station is definitely getting
some attention.

“We are
no longer a small local station, we now have a strong international
presence, which is a unique position to be in,” said
Tina Paylan, Marketing Director of 94.7 Hits FM. “Despite
having started out as a small station with limited resources,
we managed to have a considerable impact on Montreal listeners
from day one. This new on air sound marks the first of many
phases of development we are undergoing in order to adapt
to our growing audience and continue to differentiate ourselves
in an evolving market like Montreal.”

Over the past
13 years, 94.7 Hits FM has stayed true to its ability to remain
both focused and unique in the volatile radio market. Regardless
of direct competition having increased in recent years, 94.7
Hits FM continues to offer something special to Montreal:

- The only bilingual
station
- The only station to feature local Montreal artists on a
daily segment called “Future Hits”
- Strong local community relations\
- Growing
international presence online

Get
Your Grey Cup Radio Here!Vancouver
BC

TSN
Radio is proud to be the exclusive English Canadian Radio
broadcast rights holder for the 102nd Grey Cup.

The big game
goes Sunday, November 30th at BC Place in Vancouver. The National
Broadcast will air from 4p to approximately 11:30p Eastern
and be comprised of a 2 hour countdown to kickoff show and
a 90 minute post game show. The broadcast will include 43
minutes of local inventory for each station to sell.

If you are interested
in airing the broadcast exclusively in your market on a barter
basis please email mike.whittingham@bellmedia.ca
for more information and to confirm if your market is available.

Send
your entries in for the Ontario Association of Broadcasters
annual Community Service Awards today. Entry forms are available
online, (link on the bottom of this email) and hard copies
were mailed, inviting all member stations to enter their best
2013/14 community service campaign or spot.

The Community
Service Awards program recognizes the creativity and commitment
in creating a successful public service campaign. The success
of these causes in many cases lies with the broadcaster's
ability to promote and encourage people. The challenge to
create a campaign to encourage people to action deserves recognition.

The Ontario Association
of Broadcasters invites all member Ontario radio and television
stations to enter their best public service campaign(s) to
the OAB Community Service Awards. Entries must be received
by Friday, October 10th, 2014 and campaigns must have run
between September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014. Winning stations
will be contacted and winning names will be released October
30, 2014.

Awards will
be presented during the OAB CONNECTION 2014 Gala Awards Dinner,
Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Marriott Toronto Airport Hotel,
beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. The Gala Dinner will
also feature presentations of the OAB Broadcast Order of Achievement
certificates and the highlight inducting John Hinnen into
the Ontario Hall of Fame. John retired after four decades
with Rogers, including more than 20 years at the helm of 680
News and most recently as Vice-President of News for Rogers
Media Television and Radio.

Tickets to the
Gala Awards dinner are included with full conference registration
or can be purchased separately for $99 for members and $129
for non-members. Online ticket purchase is available at www.oab.ca.
For further information, please contact Valerie Skivington
at memberservices@oab.ca or 905-554-2730.

Weekends
are already awesome but at Country 101.1 we’ve adding
something to make them even better!

In addition to
hugely popular weekend shows like “Country Top 40 with
Bob Kingsley” (Saturdays 9a – 1p) and the “Sunday
Country Classics” show (Sunday 9a – Noon),

Country 101.1
introduces two brand new shows to the lineup.

Beginning Saturday,
October 4th “Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones”
and “Canadian Country Countdown” join the weekend
line up at Country 101.1.

COUNTRY
TOP 30 with BOBBY BONES

Born
and raised in Arkansas, Bobby started his radio career at
Henderson State University. Since then he has been on the
fast track to success.

Bobby is an internationally
syndicated country morning show host that delivers a plugged
in, contemporary country music show.

He has a sensitive
and semi-neurotic personality that fuels the show and has
an uncanny knack for coffee talk that makes him stand out.

The studio is
his comfort zone and his guests feel the same way as today’s
biggest country performers are lining up to join him on air.

This germaphobic
over-achiever at heart will win listeners over by being real
and playing the biggest country hits of the week.

· Saturday
3p – 7p·
Sunday Noon – 4p

CANADIAN
COUNTRY COUNTDOWN

The
top 20 Canadian Country songs of the week are collected and
featured each weekend.
Hosted by Country 101.1 morning show personalities Joël
& Mary Anne, each show promises to be different from the
last with their unique perspective, humour and relatable style.
The countdown will feature Canadian country artists with interviews,
flashbacks, and special live performances while counting down
Canada’s biggest country songs of the week.

Gup Shup with
Shushma Datt
On Monday September 29, 2014, as part of the Launch of Spice
Radio on AM1200 the popular South Asian Talk Show Gup Shup
(Chit Chat) with Shushma Datt is moving to a new time and
expanded broadcast. Every Monday to Friday from 8 am to 10
am Gup Shup will entertain and inform the South Asian community
with a Hot Blend of Topics ranging from Public and Community
Affairs, Mainstream Political Topic to Fun and Entertainment.

Shushma Datt
brings her 50+ years as a radio journalist to the show. Given
she has interviewed Entertainment and Political Heavyweights
throughout her career, the South Asian Community can look
forward to a lively discussion every day on a wide blend of
topics.

Joining Shushma
is South Asian Radio newcomer and former Mr. North India,
Gaurav Shah. Gaurav started in media as corporate emcee/anchor,
making his way into modeling & acting. After hosting more
than 1500 stage shows and many Punjabi television series like
CAMPUS PUNJABI he turns his sights onto radio. His philosophy
in life is to be the “Best at everything or Nothing
else matters.”

Just as Spice
Radio promises a Blend of What’s Hot, Gup Shup promises
a blend of views and opinions representing all sides and groups
of the South Asian Community. “We are working with several
organizations,” reveals Shushma, “in order to
tackle timely topics with community leaders.”

The first week of Gup Shup will feature interviews of Political
figures from all stripes and all levels of Government. Join
us Monday morning at 8 am for the first spoonful of Spice.

Gopi and the
Gorra Sports Show
On Monday September 29, 2014 join Spice Radio on AM1200 for
the launch of Gopi and The Gorra (White Guy) Sports Show.
Every Monday to Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm Gopi and the Gorra
will bring the South Asian Audience News and Entertainment
from the world of sports. All sports from all levels, from
the community clubs and schools to the Professional Stadiums.
This Show is the first of its kind on ethnic radio anywhere
in North America. It sets out to be intelligent, educational
and informative without all the insider clichés. It
is going to provide the South Asian community a unique opportunity
to engage and discuss their athletic passions in language.
As a community based radio station we will not only focus
on the Lower Mainland’s professional teams but will
also highlight achievements from South Asian amateur athletes.

Vice President
Sudhir Datta points out, “Sports is one of the great
unifying factors in our community”. He continues, “We
can all put aside differences to embrace the successes of
our sports heroes or to feel the anguish of their defeats”.
Spice Sports has been embraced by local franchises at all
levels as a way to reach the passionate South Asian Sports
Fans. They recognize this is a way to engage Canada’s
Largest Visible minority and create new fans to their sports.

Join Gopi and
The Gorra starting Monday September 29th at 5 pm and Feel
the Heat of Spice Sports!

JAZZ.FM91
announced Garvia Bailey as host of its new weekday morning
show “Good Morning Toronto” beginning Monday,
September 29th. Garvia, who left CBC Radio to join JAZZ.FM91
in July, will continue to enhance listeners’ experience,
bringing a taste of the vibrant scene Toronto has to offer,
entertaining through great story telling and exposing the
city’s talent.

JAZZ.FM91 also
announced the appointment of Mark Wigmore as Senior Arts Editor,
replacing Garvia Bailey. Coming with extensive broadcast experience,
most recently at CBC Radio, Mark will host the Arts Report,
weekdays on “Good Morning Toronto” and “Afternoon
Drive”, with host Brad Barker.

Current morning
show host Heather Bambrick will continue to host Jazzology,
a feature program showcasing GTA’s talented jazz students
on Thursdays at 9PM, as well as hosting station Live-to-Air
concerts, and will also be involved in future programming
projects.

“JAZZ.FM91’s
commitment to music and the arts has never been stronger,”
said Ross Porter, CEO and President of JAZZ.FM91. “With
such an experienced broadcaster and arts journalist as Garvia
is, “Good Morning Toronto” will offer listeners
a deeper perspective on this city we call home”. “We’re
glad Heather Bambrick will continue to be involved with the
station, and we welcome Mark Wigmore to the JAZZ.FM91 family,”
continued Ross.

JAZZ.FM91 is
called “One of the most vibrant and versatile jazz stations
on the planet” by Jazz Times. More than just a radio
station, the JAZZ.FM91 enterprise is Canada’s only 24/7
jazz broadcaster and registered not-for-profit charitable
arts organization dedicated to enriching the cultural, educational
and community experience of their audience. JAZZ.FM91 can
be heard live on the air at 91.1FM, streamed online at www.jazz.fm,
or listened to on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, with the
free JAZZ.FM91 App and via the JAZZ.FM91 Android App, available
for download from the Google Playstore.

Spice
Radio Launches On 1200AM In VancouverVancouver
BC

Get ready to spice up your life. From the creators of Rim
Jhim, Canada’s first Indo-Canadian radio station, i.t.
Media Broadcast (ITMB) will introduce a spanking new format
on 1200AM. After months of strategic planning, Spice Radio
will go live on Sept 29th, 2014.

In 2011, South
Asians emerged as Canada’s number one visible ethnic
group, according to StatsCan. Spice Radio will offer a range
of programming geared towards this cultural group.

“Radio
is a hub of our culture. It’s a way to find out what’s
going on, to learn different opinions and stimulate conversation,”
says company President Shushma Datt. “Unfortunately,
there hasn’t really been a station that appeals to the
full community. The perception is that there is a Punjabi
radio station and a Hindi radio station. We’re out to
change that.”

Spice will differentiate
itself and bridge communities through a range of first-ever
programming—popular program styles that will be adapted
to an ethnic format.

“We are
working with several organizations,” reveals the storied
Canadian journalist, who will be taking her talk show to the
mornings in order to tackle timely topics with community leaders.
“Additionally, she adds, “there will be changes
that will distinguish Spice as a leader in news and sports
for the South Asian community.”

The new format
has been developed in response to countless requests, and
ITMB has made a “significant investment” in distinguishing
and promoting its new brand. Spice will introduce a range
of programming in a fun, magazine style format. It will also
be the first ever-ethnic broadcast service with a dedicated
2-hour live sports talk show in primetime Monday to Friday.

“With the
growth of this dynamic community, we wanted to take a leadership
role,” says Vice President Sudhir Datta. “We’ve
always been recognized for delivering quality information
in an entertaining format. Our new mandate for this station
will be to provide programming that’s intelligent, educational,
timely, and conversational.”

With the strongest
signal among all the South Asian radio stations in the GVRD,
Spice Radio will be heard from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver
Island and from the US border up to Whistler.

“Response
to the new programming has been overwhelmingly positive,”
says Datta. “Our MO is raising the community profile
and bringing awareness to all the good things South Asians
are doing locally, nationally, and internationally. We’re
part of the community we serve and that makes all the difference
when it comes to ethnic programming.”

CJAY
92 Calls Upon Listeners to Contribute to Family of 17-Month-Old
Calgary Girl in Need of Heart TransplantCalgary
AB

CJAY
92 is calling out to listeners to help a local Calgary family
currently facing a desperate medical situation. Alivia, the
Gallant family’s 17-month-old daughter, has severe heart
failure and is currently on the transplant list to undergo
a heart transplant within the next six to 12 months in Edmonton.
To kick-start the fundraising initiative, CJAY 92 has donated
$20,000 from the station’s Gerry Forbes Secret Wish
program to the Gallant family, in response to the family’s
public outreach for assistance with expenses relocating from
Calgary to Edmonton – money needed to help keep the
family together during this difficult time.

“When
I talked with Gerry Forbes about helping out, we were both
in tears. Anything we can do to help this family through this
difficult time, we will do,” said Ross MacLeod, Program
Director, CJAY 92.

The Gerry Forbes
Secret Wish program is a year-round effort by CJAY 92 to help
Calgarian families with children during times of hardship.
The Gerry Forbes Secret Wish is funded by the CJAY 92 Kids
Fund through various local charitable initiatives, including
the Gerry Forbes Million Dollar Open Golf Tournament, Sno-Pitch,
and the generous donations of local companies and Calgarians.

Before becoming
a year old, Alivia had already undergone two open-heart surgeries.
The second surgery was an emergency redo scheduled to take
four hours, but ended up lasting 17 hours, as surgeons faced
difficultly controlling the bleeding in her heart. She came
out of the operating room extremely ill, needing extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation and a ventilator to keep her alive.

Vue
Weekly’s Best of Edmonton 2014 results are IN! HOT 107
is excited to share that YEG voted Ryder in the Morning as
the BEST Morning Radio Host and DJ TYCO as Edmonton’s
BEST DJ! HOT 107 would like to thank our loyal listeners for
choosing HOT 107 as their favourite station, landing us a
spot as Edmonton’s 2nd Favourite Radio Station! Edmonton
is one of the best radio markets in the country and we are
honoured to have been recognized as part of the Best of Edmonton.

Great radio is
a result of great announcers and we are excited that the City
of Champions also gave some love to HOT 107 in the runner
up categories - 2nd Best Morning Radio Team goes to Ryder
in the Morning with Lisa Evans, 2nd Best Afternoon Radio Host
goes to our very own Jake Ryan, and DJ Twix was named 2nd
Best DJ. Lisa Evans (@Squeeb_Slayer) also tied for Best Tweeter
beating out our favourite Mayor - Mayor Don Iveson (@doniveson).

Vue Weekly, Edmonton's
urban weekly newspaper, asked their readers to weigh in on
their favorite local heavyweights for the Best of Edmonton
2014. From favorite media personalities to the best doggie
daycare, they’ve got it all covered in their Best of
Edmonton poll. Watch for it on newsstands!

HOT 107 is Edmonton’s
HOTTEST Music. Catch Ryder in the Morning with Lisa Evans,
Weekdays from 530AM – 9AM. Listen to Jake Ryan, Weekdays
from 2PM – 7PM where he is joined daily by DJ TYCO for
the :107Minute HOTMix starting at 450PM. Hear DJ Twix spinning
every Saturday Night for the Saturday Night House Party. Full
details on all shows HERE.